briggswiss

Hello all I am a returning RN graduated in 1995 I worked LTC for about 6 months while keeping my full time job (Post Office) It was to hard on my family to keep both jobs so I left nursing to keep the postal job which paid better at the time. Well here I am now trying to get back into nursing... I was hired at a local magnet hospital with an orientation of 12 weeks I was there 3 weeks and knew that hospital nursing was not for me I was reinstated back at my Postal job and am still wanting to give it a go... I am leaning towards the slower pace of LTC. I actually enjoy the company of the older set. What are yout thoughts??? Should I take a refresher to get back into LTC? My license is active and I have kept up with my proffesional journals. Oh I am a guy ...do you think that would in any way lessen chances of me being hired in LTC??? Thanks for your help

you won't be sorry you went back and finished... I am 44 also a Dad and am starting on a med /surg floor this week and I love it! GO FOR IT~!!!!!

I think it would be great to keep in touch I am starting on monday the 17th and will be in a general hospital orientation for that week then I get to go to my floor on the 24th. My nurse manager is VERY flexible on the hours! I was hired for 3 -12's but asked for a 40 hour week so she asked me if i wanted 2-8s and 2 12's so i said yay.. If it gets to crazy i'll just go back to 3 12's. Do you work at a magnet hospital ? The nurses at my hospital (I'm already calling it mine LOL ) self schedule and do not rotate shifts or units. there is no mandatory overtime either. I just hope i'm ready I mean my manager knows of my absence from nursing almost 9 years and she assured me of the great orientation that the hospital offers sooo... I did buy one of those PDA thingamajigs. and I bout the RN Notes to carry around with me so we'll see.. there are so many things we can do with our degree if things don'tm turn out at the hospital.

Hey folks I am really excited about my new prospects I have been with the post office for 20 years and just retired to take a nursing job on a med/surg floor. I earned my nursing degree back in 1996 and practiced part time in LTC for about 6 months then left as I had trouble keeping the 40 hr PO job along with the Nursing job.... So I havent been nursing in almost 8-9 years. I have always tried to keep current with my nursing journals and am really looking forward to this career change... here's my question... Do you think I can jump back in to nursing without a refresher? I am going to a great Magnet hospital and they are giving me a new grad orientation 13 weeks and starting me out at 21.59 any thoughts oh 2 -12's and 2- 8s day shift

Wow was this the VA in Providence?

Hey Crew Seems as if each VA has it's own issues.. I'm a returning RN and am looking to get into the Rhode Island VAMC. Anyone out there have any info on this facility. I hear that most VA hospitals are pretty much state of the art.