Flexx

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1. Fed up with being denied an ICU position

   Flexx replied to Flexx's topic in Job Hunt

   Thanks for your response. I do understand that a nurses personality play a big part in the likelihood of them being hired into a new unit. Reputation and work ethic matter. I will continue to try as hard as I can.

2. Fed up with being denied an ICU position

   Flexx replied to Flexx's topic in Job Hunt

   That is the truth. I'm currently trying my best to network. Networking can save me years of applying blindly.

3. Fed up with being denied an ICU position

   Flexx replied to Flexx's topic in Job Hunt

   exactly! my ICU actually took two new grads after telling me they didn't have any positions. They claimed they were part of a "new grad program"

4. Fed up with being denied an ICU position

   Flexx replied to Flexx's topic in Job Hunt

   its just frustrating someone can spend 5 years to prove they are worthy of an ICU position. (2-3 years med surg, 2yrs stepdown). Meanwhile new grads all across the country land ICU positions fresh out of nursing school due to location, connections, ...

5. Fed up with being denied an ICU position

   Flexx replied to Flexx's topic in Job Hunt

   I'm 12 credits away from BSN. I should be done in two more semesters. I'm scheduled to take ACLS next month. I am on one committee, I've precept newly hired nurses, and I apart of the new nurse mentorship program. I'm active in my organization. I am...

6. Not sure if nursing if for me

   Flexx replied to nhunt's topic in Pre-Nursing

   After working as a CNA you should be able to gauge your feeling better

7. NEW GRAD JOB CRISIS!

   Flexx replied to ah2829's topic in General Nursing

   Network with anyone you can. You never know who may help you

8. Fed up with being denied an ICU position

   Flexx posted a topic in Job Hunt

   I was one of the lucky ADN graduates. I got a job two weeks after obtaining my RN license, on a medical surgical floor. My classmates struggled to find employment. For some it would be over a year before landing a job, even then, some were only emplo...