strawberryflds

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1. Moving from Florida to Maine...have some general questions.

   strawberryflds replied to ctweed's topic in General Nursing

   Oh one more thing I wanted to mention is I'm not sure the acuity you are used to but it is much different here. It's my understanding most critical patients go to Portland and Boston. Even in...

2. Got let go after 6 wks orientation

   strawberryflds replied to menoogdawb's topic in First Year After Licensure

   As a nurse you learn to be resilient and take things in stride. You just got a really early lesson in that. Get back out there and maybe do long term per diem or sub-acute. Don't let one bad...

3. Depressed LVN

   strawberryflds replied to nursesmith86's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Contact some of your classmates that are currently employed as nurses. Coming from the west coast I know that you sometimes need an "in" and I had to get two of my classmates jobs after we got out of...

4. A less stressfull career choice

   strawberryflds replied to jherd's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Par for the course same rules everywhere some due to state regs the others due to most of us work for profit

5. Moving from Florida to Maine...have some general questions.

   strawberryflds replied to ctweed's topic in General Nursing

   I moved to Maine 3 years ago. I don't regret the move at all that being said it is a huge pay cut. Nurses are very undervalued in this state and treated as such. Hospitals are difficult to get into....