I arrive about 10-15 minutes early. I come prepared with a current resume printed on professional weight paper. I dress in a business suit and bring one small simple purse and my planner, which...
Are you an associate or bachelor's level nurse? How long have you been an RN? Have you put at least 1-2 hours of work into a QUALITY resume? A resume is like a college essay. It needs to be...
I tell every new nurse that I mentor that EVERYTHING in life is nursing. If you were a cleark at a department store, that's customer service and customer service IS nursing. 90% of nursing is...
I live in Kansas/Missouri and LPN's here make between $18-$22/hour. Have you thought about taking a nursing assistant course? I took a 2 week nursing assistant course and worked my way through...
I agree with the previous post. Also, what about Home Health, LTC, phsyician's offices, Hospice providers?? Anything that is "Healthcare" related is worth a shot!
Good luck in your new career, Dianne. Lastly, I'm sorry for the missed spaces in my reply. I typed it in WORD and then copied it into the text box. Apparently, that gets rid of some of my space bar...
I am sad to hear this. Having administered diciplinary actions many times in my career, I can safely say that the employee has the right to refuse to sign a disciplinary action. Secondly, whenever a...
i have worked in ltc care for many years,first as a nurse aide, then charge nurse, weekend manager, department head, andnow as a national consultant. atcapacity that would be too heavy of a load,...
having written my master’s degree capstone onthe mds and care planning process in ltc, i can tell you as an expert that yes,the mds process should be decentralized. that has been the intent of cms...
havingworked in ltc as a manager and department head for many years and now as aconsultant these are valid questions. when i interview a candidate i usually make up my mind within the firstfew minutes...
having worked in ltc as a manager anddepartment head for many years, and now as a consultant, these are validquestions. when i interview a candidatei usually make up my mind within the first few...
the best career advise i was ever given was to get nationally certifiedin a specialty area and to return to school for my msn. i can hear karen’s voice now, “it will openup a lot of doors for...
havinggraduated myself with my associate’s degree 10 years ago i know yourfrustrations. then anyone with rn behindtheir name could simply walk into any area of nursing they fancied; icu, l&d,...
i recommend a multifaceted approach. you arein the fortunate position of not having your resume lost in computer world. youhave the ability to make a personal contact. take advantage of that! having...