DavidDudley

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  1. New Grad: feeling defeated

    DavidDudley replied to maine28's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Just about every hospital states that applications are only accepted online. And yea, prior to physically handing in your resume, you should already have your online app in. In this economy, if...

  2. More jobs killed?

    DavidDudley replied to omsteelo's topic in Correctional

    It's simply just absurd. You can't reduce the inmate population when the vast majority of the inmates released will come right back to prison. These people are released into a society where there are...

  3. New Grad: feeling defeated

    DavidDudley replied to maine28's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yeah it does seem like location and persistence is the key to finding a job nowadays. Almost all of my jobs have been at areas that no one wanted to live in. As the previous poster mentioned,...

  4. New Grad: feeling defeated

    DavidDudley replied to maine28's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This is odd.. I always thought that having medic experience would give someone an edge when they apply for ED nursing jobs. It could just be the hospitals in your area. Ultimately, I don't think that...

  5. RN to CNA...

    DavidDudley replied to fireball78's topic in California Nursing

    I couldn't imagine it being difficult to get a job here with 2 years of experience. You should not have any significant issues, especially if you properly follow up on your apps. As far as working as...

  6. I am done with correctional nursing!

    DavidDudley posted a topic in Correctional

    I have had just about all I can stand of correctional nursing. I am tired of the gossip, backstabbing, politics, hell from the supervisors and evil nurses. I am so close now to being able to quit my...

  7. New Grad States & Relocating

    DavidDudley replied to jeangarc18's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yea I agree with the above posters. You have to go where everyone else doesn't want to go. When I was a new grad I had to move to Blythe CA for a job. That place is a nightmare but at the time it was...

  8. Help please!!!

    DavidDudley replied to GotDrumer's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Make a list (however long) of every city in your state and for each city you have listed make a list of every hospital. Apply to them all. If possible, put in 5-20 apps per day. But this is only half...

  9. I am done with correctional nursing!

    DavidDudley replied to DavidDudley's topic in Correctional

    So I want to give a brief update on what happened this last friday regarding my job at juvenile hall. I've been anticipating for a bit that they were going to fire me soon so I have been applying for...

  10. I am done with correctional nursing!

    DavidDudley replied to DavidDudley's topic in Correctional

    My experience at my old sub-acute SNF was a little similar to yours, though not quite as bad. When I initially started there, I was fresh out of school and didn't know much. Most of the LVN's there...

  11. I am done with correctional nursing!

    DavidDudley replied to DavidDudley's topic in Correctional

    Hi SleeepyRN, I wouldn't say that I lack the ability to cope with the stress on the job, but when things have gotten bad to the point where I am close to being fired then at that point it is good idea...

  12. I am done with correctional nursing!

    DavidDudley replied to DavidDudley's topic in Correctional

    My mom who worked at Chino state prison for 17 years tells me to this day how miserable the nurses are there and how the supervisors are always making their lives hell. Sure you have staff that hang...

  13. I want to start a support thread for us unemployed New Grads in California

    DavidDudley replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in California Nursing

    One more thing.. know what you want. In the beginning I had the poo poo mentality of begger's can't be choosers so when I would apply for jobs I would apply for every open position for any unit. I was...

  14. I want to start a support thread for us unemployed New Grads in California

    DavidDudley replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in California Nursing

    I managed to maintain some of my skills at the prison I worked at. With the position I had they frequently had me working in their urgent care (treatment and triage area) which is like a mini ER in...

  15. Kaplan Exit Exam

    DavidDudley replied to Ginger2013's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Yep, that's good. I did the q-bank prior to my RN when I was in the LVN program because I had failed the LVN nclex my first try. I also scored in the 50's and ended up passing nclex on my second try,...

  16. Kaplan Exit Exam

    DavidDudley replied to Ginger2013's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Kaplan is no joke. Best way to study for it is to utilize the online kaplan

  17. EXIT HESI Help

    DavidDudley replied to MNicoleE's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    My class had the same problem. Only 5 out of like 30 something people in my class passed the exit hesi on the first try, and people still failed several times after. In my opinion, one of the things...

  18. Nurses need water

    DavidDudley replied to Heidimc's topic in General Nursing

    Dehydration is an issue for me at work. Can't really afford to drink much due it making me have to use the restroom frequently. Nurses get

  19. Limited Term 12 Months CDCR Ironwood/Chuckwalla

    DavidDudley replied to 240zRN's topic in Correctional

    I am a former employee who has worked at ironwood as limited term. Whether of not you rollover to permanent just depends on you fitting into their politics and them liking

  20. Correctional Nursing Interview-What was your experience?

    DavidDudley replied to StephanieSmithCA_LVN's topic in Correctional

    What juvenile

  21. Are your nosey coworkers worse than the inmates?

    DavidDudley replied to Aviationurse's topic in Correctional

    The reason why nurses in the prison gossip and backbite is because of all the idle time they have. In the ER, nurses don't do what you describe your nurses doing because we are always too busy and...

  22. Emergency departments willing to give a dedicated new graduate a chance..... realistic

    DavidDudley replied to iliketosneeze's topic in Emergency

    There's no doubt that the cost for a hospital to hire a new grad is high. I was just hired into an ED and if you calculate the money they have spent training me by sending me to so many classes and...

  23. I want to start a support thread for us unemployed New Grads in California

    DavidDudley replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in California Nursing

    After waiting 2.5 years I finally got hired in an ER. Well worth the

  24. Taking the CEN to get hired at a trauma center

    DavidDudley replied to alkayda's topic in Emergency

    In regards to the OP, instead of directly applying to to ER, apply for what you already have experience in and once your foot is in the door you'll be able to network with the folks in their ER and...