leila83

[COLOR=#003366]MommyandRN I feel ur pain...I was told by a nursing recruiter to apply for a med-surg position at a hospital then tranfer over to mother-baby bc they r willing to cross train present employee. I said no because what if they dont pick me.

I think that's a good idea but I'm kinda scared to talk to managers.

I have tried endlessly to apply to open positions in maternity nursing in PA and TX but I keep getting rejection letters. How do i get the experience when no one will hire me. I have put my resume out there and all I'm getting are oppportunities for agency nurses in med-surg/ tele and that is not what i want. Why is this so hopeless?....how did everybody else do this?

Thank you everyone for all of your comments/feedback. I spoke with my urse manager and she is awesome and gave me really good advice and I asked her for a recommendation letter and I got that also last week. Now for some great news I have a phone interview this friday for my dream job..I am sooo excited wish me luck everyone and thank you all..!!!

Ok I Appreciate both of your responses but if I don't give my nurse managers contact information does that make me look shady? Would HR throw my application in the trash because of it?

Hi there everyone, My name is Leila and I'm new here. I really could use some help. I'm in the processing of applying for a new Rn job. I have been at my current acute care position for 11 mos now and would like to specialize in maternity nursing. I have noticed that in online applications that they require you to put the nurse managers name. I don't know if I should leave that part blank cuz I don't want to upset her about applying to another job. I have spoken to my nursing friends on the floor and they told me that they would give me good references. My unit is all up in everybody's business. I feel that If I tell my nurse manager that she would tell the other nurses on my floor as to what I'm planning. And on the other side i moved six hours away from home to get this position. I just don't want to leave a bad impression and yes this is my first full time position as a RN. So, basically im trying to apply for jobs without my nurse manager knowing. I just dont know how to put in on the application when they ask for the nurse manager contact info..... any advice would be appreciated! :-) Thanks, Leila