Concerto_in_C BSN, RN

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    "Experience Required" .... Soooo, HOW Do I Get Experience??

    Concerto_in_C replied to PacoUSA's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    At this website the consensus seems to be that if everything else fails you relocate to a quieter, less populated, more rural area because that's where the shortages are, esp. for BSNs. For me the...
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    New Grad, no Job

    Concerto_in_C replied to jprn2013's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm another relocation story. I moved from Chicago surburbs to a rural area. There is a farm with goats right behind my house, so if your dream is to live on Michigan Avenue, Chicago then you will be...
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    New Grad in Chicago- job hunt

    Concerto_in_C replied to christina891's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    double post,
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    New Grad in Chicago- job hunt

    Concerto_in_C replied to christina891's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Chicago has very unfavorable demographics with a very high number of unemployed professionals, including BSNs. This has created very intense competition for jobs. Too many college graduates in the...
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    Is the "system" failing its New Grads???

    Concerto_in_C replied to Barbara H.'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I heard this figure before: $100/hr. By the way, most of it goes into the pocket of the guy who is running the travel company. He writes you a check that's tiny in comparison to his cash flow....
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    Is the "system" failing its New Grads???

    Concerto_in_C replied to Barbara H.'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hospitals have so much turnover in ortho and me-surg units (nurses hated those units and consider them "boring") and other low-to-medium acuity units, there is so much shortage for nurses for those...
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    Is the "system" failing its New Grads???

    Concerto_in_C replied to Barbara H.'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Just FYI the travel RN system has been mostly wiped out by the recession-I understand the size of the industry has shrunk by 50% which is a massive collapse. Also, the organizations I've worked for in...
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    Hard time finding job in Chicago, Illinois

    Concerto_in_C replied to KimHanson's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Chicago is one of the worst American cities right now to look for a job-even Forbes magazine and the Wall Street Journal had stories that said as the country is recovering from the recession, Chicago...
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    Best cities for nursing opportunities

    Concerto_in_C replied to sepoehlern's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Anything but Chicago. Avoid Chicago like the
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    Medsurg/ Tele vs ICU vs Float Nurse

    Concerto_in_C replied to mikkie1317's topic in Nursing Career

    I work in med-surg/telemetry but my cardiac cases are "lightweight" cardiac cases...they will have a run of PVCs occasionally and they could be in chronic A-fib, but if we have a truly worrisome heart...
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    Are men not as neat as women nurses?

    Concerto_in_C replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in Men in Nursing

    Seen plenty of women nurses get fired for negligence, so I think it's a personality issue, not a gender issue. I've been a nurse for 6 years without any issues such as messiness/sloppiness and if...
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    WHY do I need a BSN?

    Concerto_in_C replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Sorry to say employers are jerks and they don't see it your
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    WHY do I need a BSN?

    Concerto_in_C replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I met plenty of LPNs/ADNs. They are unhappy as soon as they finish their LPN school and start their first first job, generally in some nursing home that takes advantage of the nursing staff and offers...
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    Don't feel sorry for me because I work in long term care...

    Concerto_in_C replied to rose-n-arrows's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The nursing home industry is a predatory industry that usually hides behind the facade of a "Christian ministry". What kind of Christians are they if they work their staff like draft oxen? They invest...
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    Don't feel sorry for me because I work in long term care...

    Concerto_in_C replied to rose-n-arrows's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Agreed 100% and this is the reason I will no longer work in LTC because those places take advantage of the nursing staff. The one where I used to work was trying to operate like a general medical...
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    Don't feel sorry for me because I work in long term care...

    Concerto_in_C replied to rose-n-arrows's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was dismayed by my experience in LTC but it taught me many useful time management habits. After LTC, when I moved to a med-surg unit I was running in circles around seasoned med-surg RNs because I...
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    A waste of time getting ADN

    Concerto_in_C replied to workinprogress413's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    A BSN is the only thing I ever had (graduated in 2008) and there was a period in time from 2009 to 2012 when I thought getting the BSN was a waste of time, considering the job market. The job market...
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    Did I just sabotage my career before it even started?

    Concerto_in_C replied to bionicgirlie's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Finding a good employer and a good team/manager you want to work with is a challenging. Nursing is a vast industry but the good companies you want to work for are relatively few. Also, companies that...
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    what grad degree are you guys going to pursue?

    Concerto_in_C replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in Men in Nursing

    None at this time. There are negative changes & developments in the industry and I'm planning to watch the developments for a while before I decide if I'm pursuing graduate education at all. It's...
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    Leaving the nursing field after 3 years

    Concerto_in_C replied to Hacker's topic in Canada

    I think the frustrating part of being a nurse is the disrespect of nurses (everywhere: on television, in media, and on the hospital floor), and also it's very challenging to work with the corporate...
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    Why more men are needed

    Concerto_in_C replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Men in Nursing

    Good dedicated, caring nurses are needed, period, without differentiating between males and females. I like working with the guys in the unit though, I won't deny it. They're business-like, serious...
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    nursing isn't for everyone

    Concerto_in_C replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    Your emotions are perfectly normal. According to employee satisfaction polls, something like 85% of Americans, including many nurses, hate their jobs. Getting up at 5AM and going to work with song on...
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    What do you want for Christmas?

    Concerto_in_C replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    New girlfriend because the present one is killing me with her
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    nursing isn't for everyone

    Concerto_in_C replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts exactly. My passion is to live in the Bahamas working as a lifeguard, drinking cocktails and swimming with the hot babes. But I also need to a realistic plan for surviving in this world....
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    nursing isn't for everyone

    Concerto_in_C replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    There are 1 million personalities out there and 1 million different outcomes. Nursing was also a second career for me-I started taking nursing school prereqs when I was about 30. Everything worked out...