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I am a Male Nurse - second career - Graduated near the top of my class in 2007 - I have exhausted all the local health care facilities, schools and doctors offices in the Sarasota Florida area within driving distance of our home. Now I have been ca...

Telephonic Nurse positions are requiring 3 years med surge experience these days. I do not have that. The home health Agencys here in florida all require you to be able to lift a min of 100 pounds and ambulate patients around their home to prevent co...

My disability is following spinal surgery on my neck to decompress my flattened spinal cord in 2010 - I am unable to safely lift more than 10 pounds. I can't stay in any one position for more than 15 min - got to keep moving around to find comfortab...

I have put in for many nursing home positions here in the sarasota area - and not a single interview. I think it is because I do not meet there requirements - Most are demanding a min of 1 year in a nursing home or med surge - and I went straight to ...

I keep trying - although I supect as do many others - that most of the job postings are not connected to real jobs - they are there for screening purpose - to see what the available help looks like - so they can feel comfortable firing employees ...

I will be graduating in May 2007 with my B.S. Major in Nursing. I really love working with kids, as I am a big kid at heart myself. My wife wants to relocate, as the only reason we moved to our current area is for me to attend nursing school. Where i...

I am also a school nurse. It is my first job fresh out of nursing school and I care for all the children in the school district from pre kindergarden to 12 grade. My job is a roving full time position where I go to any school in the district that has...

Thanks Tweety - I put my vote in as "other" - so far I really enjoy school nursing - standing up for the children that fall thru the cracks in the system seems to be my new "specialty". The pay is very low for an RN position - but the hope and joy th...

I finished my BSN in May 07 and was the 5th member of my graduating class to pass the NCLEX on July 5. At 44 years young I have now started my second career as a school nurse. I have never let anyone tell me that I am "Just a male nurse" - because I ...

Hey guys - why is there no school nurse catigory for me to vote in this poll? Am I the ONLY male school nurse in the world these days? What's up with that?

Best I have found is New Balance 926 walking shoes. Only ones that seem to last and support my 200 pound body without my back hurting. They come in wide sizes for us guys (and gals) with big feet.

Hey everyone - I need some advice on where to find my first nursing job. I have been putting out applications and resumes since I graduated from nursing school with my BSN and passed my NCLEX exam. I was in the top 10% of my class, made the Dean's li...

All I ever made with my MBA degree as a CEO of a international computer company was MONEY. I came out of my retirement to make a difference in peoples lives who are suffering. If I wanted to work like I was working - I would probably have more job of...

I will put it this way - the good folks at the local post office know my daughter and I by our first names - that is how often we are in to buy stamps and mail resumes. Never cultivated a "mentor" relationship with any of my teachers. Most were inter...

Interviews all went well - left off with "we will let you know". I have followed up with apropriate thank you letters to all involved. Other than the one "we will keep your resume on file for up to 2 years" the other 3 positins are still being advert...

I know what you mean. I passed my NCLEX-RN on July 5 - it felt like the weight was taken off my shoulders. Now I just need to find a job!

Hello allnurses family! Well it is finally official. I have passed my NCLEX license exam and am now officially a RN nurse. I have learned a great deal from my adventure n changing my work role in our society so late in my life - and look foward to fi...

Poor quality food is false economy. Tell him what it will cost in vet bills to fix the pups insides.

Hi Allnurses family! Every once in a while something special happens in our lives where we get the opportunity to share with others the good that is in this world and the difference folks can make when they do the right things for the right reasons. ...

Whew - May 20th is my graduation day. My 44th birthday present to myself is a BS in Nursing - and my Daughter and wife are so happy! Thanks to everyone on this board who have been so helpful. I would not have been able to achieve this without the sup...

I don't know about other parts of the world - but where I used to live in North Carolina I was told that there was "no place" for me in a well known schools nursing program that I applied to because they had no clinical placements available for a "ma...

My sentiments exactly - folks don't stay where problems are. Low turnover means good conditions for staff. People vote with their feet in heath care durring a labor shortage - and you are a rare commodity. Not many new grads in my graduating class in...

Please NEVER let anything discourage you from your hopes and dreams. Many have tried to keep me from my RN - and God willing I will Graduate for my 44th birthday with my BS in nursing and this summer sit for the NCLEX and get my RN licence. If a "tir...

[quote= I think it sucks that so many doctors think it's okay to treat nurses that way. If a nurse treated a doctor like that, I'm sure the judgment and punishment would be swift and decisive. Not so for doctors, and I'm not quite sure why. I think...

Just wanted to share - in my med surg clinical today I finally started my first successful IV on a pt today - followed by the second successful attempt on a second pt 30 min later! This was after 2 failed attempts over the last 2 weeks in clinical wh...