hope3456 ASN, RN

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    Do nurses get fired often?

    right to work state......same here in Wyoming. Your employment is 'at will.' There are very few labor laws here. Nurses getting fired is common here but it appears they get another job quickly - as...
  2. Dont specifically onow about crna but the market for entry level rns is saturated. To many nsg
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    Curious about the new grads not finding jobs?

    What about the hospital in Yuma, AZ?? I just saw a huge 'RN wanted' posting in a magazine.....could just be a
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    Johnson & Johnson commercials

    So true! They encouraged people to go to nursing school - now they need to tackle the issue of why the hospitals aren't hiring them as new grad RN's.....which goes hand in hand w/ safe staffing...
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    *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    i worked in a daycare after h.s. and i loved it! much more job satisfaction than nsg, for
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    *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    Based on my observations - nsg schools all over the U.S. increased their admission #'s to nsg schools dramatically in response to the 'nursing shortage scare' in and around 2002. My CC doubled their...
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    Vail Valley Medical Center

    It seems like most of the OR jobs would be seasonal d/t the ski slopes.....does sound
  8. I am in Wyoming - my hospital hired a RN from Los Angeles who said that he could not find any employment in CA so he posted his resume online and wyo is where he ended up.....however I don't see a...
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    Amiodarone education

    OMG....so do you have alot of support staff and what can they do for
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    Opportunity-rural hospital or urban hospital

    Just curious-when you say'rural' exactly how big is the hospital in what size of town? i worked in a rural facility (60 bed hospital in a town of 6800) and it was horrible. No pixis machines,...
  11. My problem with the 'for profit' schools is they cost way to much. Nurse wages are stagnate right now and we are not as 'in demand' as we used to be - especially new grads. Thereby their graduates...
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    Got the job only because of who you know?

    I agree with you. I'm beginning to think nsg is nothing but a popularity
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    what areas are hiring?

    I've been interested in this issue as well ~ it doesn't look like there are as many complaints from new grads lately as there used to be here on allnurses so maybe things are getting
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    Info needed pls. Loveland, CO

    It is very competitive to get hospital jobs - there are alot of nursing schools in northern
  15. I am a RN in a LTC. Last night a s/p ORIF rehab to home resident was finishing her therapy session with the PTA and the PTA assisted her onto the toilet. The resident became unresponsive and slumped...
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    What is the job market like in CO?

    And the nursing schools continue to saturate the
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    Help with finding hospitals!

    If you have been reading posts here on allnurses you know that there are certain states that are saturated with new grad RN's unable to find employment - especially acute care. I would first look...
  18. Wow! what an awesome opportunity! I wonder how many CO h.s, students take advantage of getting free college
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    Nursing Student Interested In L&D

    Yeah that is the problem facing alot of nsg students currently.....all the hospitals want experience and do not want to invest in training new
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    quit without notice a year ago

    If they are desperate enough for experienced RN's that they have to send out flyers, they will rehire you. I am also living in a rural rocky mtn state and i've seen some crazy situations in which a...
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    Night shift then caring for twins all day?

    Been there done that and it's grueling.....about killed my marriage and the reason i made the move back to where my parents are located. I was fortunate to get a 2-10 position at a LTC and my hubby...
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    A New Recruitment Trend?

    In my locale, the newspaper raised their rates substantially for advertisements so alot of businesses aren't posting 'help wanted' ads there anymore. My local hospital is actually advertising on the...
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    For those without a job, have you tried...

    sometimes they can get you an ok gig but remember they get their paycheck from placing you as well. For example, you make $25/hr - the agency may be charging the facility $40/hr. this can lead to...
  24. You might want to think about where you will be able to get a job of any kind - there are many parts of the U.S. where it is extremely difficult for new grads to get hired into any job as the markets...
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    Is this crazy???

    If I was to do it over again - I would consider Physical therapy assistant (PTA) or Occupational therapy assistant (COTA) They are perhaps easier programs to get into and there are still jobs out...