duca

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1. Self scheduling and sick calls!

   duca replied to MRSKMS's topic in General Nursing

   I believe that flu-related call outs should not even count against an employee as we are required to get the vaccine (that we may not want), but get sick anyway. If an employee has a doctor's note that specifically states the flu as their cause of i...

2. Received a strange email from a hiring manager... Please Help

   duca replied to Ebussman's topic in New Nurse

   She's just covering her own butt by clarifying the date. This reads like a typical post-interview "I am really busy" reply. I wouldn't worry about her being mad, she's too busy to even care.

3. Experienced RN's cannot get new jobs!

   duca replied to duca's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your valuable feedback. I work for a non-profit, but would prefer not to state where. It is a major health system, though.

4. Help, did I get hired onto a sinking ship?

   duca replied to skydancer7's topic in General Nursing

   Always stick it out. I was hired onto a unit that was scheduled to be sold to an outside company, but they left that part out, otherwise I would have stayed right where I was. I now find myself facing a layoff and no job prospects which I attribute...

5. PLEASE HELP: New grad, 3 months into first job, want to quit and leave it off resume

   duca replied to roseofmay's topic in General Nursing

   I would not exclude it from your resume. Many potential employers understand that an RN's first job is often not for them. You can also cite that your orientation was cut short, as that reflects more on your present employer and not you, while show...

6. Does anyone else ever envy their patients?

   duca replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

   If someone dying of cancer wants to stay up all night, that's ok, but hardly anything to envy.

7. Experienced RN's cannot get new jobs!

   duca replied to duca's topic in General Nursing

   I would also like to add that I have an excellent attendance record and no interventions. I was only written up once in 21 years.

8. Experienced RN's cannot get new jobs!

   duca replied to duca's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your response. Do you care to share what you tried that was new? I am hitting brick walls where ever I show interest for new things such as case management, for example.

9. Experienced RN's cannot get new jobs!

   duca replied to duca's topic in General Nursing

   It is for me! I remember the days you could walk into a hospital's HR department, hand them a resume and find a message from them waiting when you got home. I am despondent that my hospital is doing this to me. I have always gotten jobs over new g...

10. Experienced RN's cannot get new jobs!

    duca posted a topic in General Nursing

    My unit has recently been sold to an outside company that no one wants to work for. Now we have 15 RN's with over 20 years experience each looking for new positions. Our institution told us they would help us transfer within, but it is all for show...