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  1. Hello all, I'm looking into getting my certification to become a certified Occupational Health Nurse. What's the best book to study from that would optimize my chances on passing the
  2. How did you get out of bedside nursing?

    Hello all! I've attempted to transition from bedside nursing to an outpatient, Ambulatory setting but had no luck within the past 15 months. Why is it very difficult to get a job within an outpatient...
  3. I'm lost. I want to quit nursing.

    Amdecl6 , I truly understand your frustration. My frustrations with bedside care are pretty much the same in addition of "self scheduling" which requires 2 Fridays, 2 Mondays (in which I don't mind...
  4. How did you get out of bedside nursing?

    Hi HelloWish. When you made the decision to leave bedside nursing work in outpatient oncology, was there a huge decrease in pay (if any)? I am thinking about making the same change and although a...
  5. Hello All, After performing a search on topics that discussed the salary for new RN grads in Philly (Phila., PA), I was only able to find salary info. for RN grads that work in a hospital setting but...
  6. Hello loveofrn, I'm not sure if you were asking me or 4boysmama, ADN, RN the question but I'm a Bachelor's degree
  7. Thank you kelseykelsey4, BSN, RN! The information was very
  8. Does anyone know if the pay may be a bit different for a new grad with no experience working in a community ambulatory setting (clinic, health center, etc)? Also, can a new grad negotiate the base...
  9. Hi Kayseadeecee, Thanks for the advice. I'm not sure if you've gotten the chance to read my entire post above but I mentioned that I had to let my car go because I couldn't keep up with the repairs...
  10. Interview Follow-up

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  11. Interview Follow-up

    Hello All! I am a new RN graduate bachelor's degree nurse (May 2014) and I am still looking for my first RN job. I interviewed for an RN position at a healthcare community site two weeks ago with...
  12. I have applied to public health RN positions for PA but I'm still waiting for a response. I was told that it takes a while to be contacted...it's been a few months now. I have not tried Craig's list...
  13. Con't.... to new RN graduate programs (yes....they even look for experience, not clinical experience, but previous work experience in new RN grads, smh). I am now up to over 550 plus applications...
  14. Hi LadyFree28, You are absolutely right...it doesn't matter where yhe experience comes from which is which I never limited my searches to just hospitals. I pretty much looked everywhere here in...
  15. Hello All, For all the nurses who were/are having problems finding a job as a new graduate that responded to this post, has any of you found an RN job in Philly yet? Here's my update (original story...
  16. Norynne328, I'm not sure about everyone else but I still don't have a job. I've been looking since March 2014...two months prior to graduating. I've applied to every possible facility (hospitals...
  17. StayingHopefulRN, you and me both! I've applied to over 450 on-line applications since May of this year and I still don't have a job. I mostly applied to positions that I believe I qualified for and...
  18. Hello, Where was this thread moved to so that I could read the comments? I too am a new RN and need
  19. Hello All! I'm new to this group so I'm hoping this forum would be the right place to start instead of posting a new question by starting a new thread. I am currently located in Phila, PA (Philly)...
  20. First RN Job

    Hello, In general, how long does it usually take to land an RN job as a new bachelor's degree graduate RN? I know that finding a job is very competitive within the city (Phila., PA) but is it safe to...
  21. Hello All! I am a new bachelor's degree graduate RN and I am in the process of looking for my first RN job. Would someone be able to tell me what might be an acceptable starting rate for an RN who...
  22. Thank you very much LadyFree28 for this