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1. New grad nurse given an offer through CLF Staffing for a position in a CVICU. Need advice!

   positive_nursing posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new grad nurse who just received my first job offer for a position with CLF Staffing (a hiring agency) for a position in the CVICU at a Magnet level Hospital. During my application process I spoke several times with the recruiter at CLF Staffi...

2. Looking for my first RN job and hoping to get into a teaching hospital. Need pointers!

   positive_nursing replied to positive_nursing's topic in New Nurse

   No, I am not sure of that. Ever since I became interested in Nursing I wanted to become a flight nurse. I am not sure if that will be a realistic goal or something that I will continue to desire once I begin my practice. My thoughts with seeking out ...

3. Looking for my first RN job and hoping to get into a teaching hospital. Need pointers!

   positive_nursing replied to positive_nursing's topic in New Nurse

   THIS. thank you that is definitely what I have been looking for. I was beginning my search with Magnet and teaching hospitals for the sake of having a place to start and to focus my job search efforts. However I had awesome experiences at smaller hos...

4. Looking for my first RN job and hoping to get into a teaching hospital. Need pointers!

   positive_nursing replied to positive_nursing's topic in New Nurse

   Yes, I am absolutely interested in residency programs in those states! The types of residency programs/departments that most interest me are Emergency Department (both of my extra preceptorships were in ED), Cardiac ICU, medical ICU, telemetry, defin...

5. Looking for my first RN job and hoping to get into a teaching hospital. Need pointers!

   positive_nursing replied to positive_nursing's topic in New Nurse

   Yes, I am aware that teaching hospitals refer to the education of physicians. I may be naive in my assumption, but I am drawn to teaching hospitals because I feel that as a generalization, these types of facilities are at the forefront of medical res...

6. Looking for my first RN job and hoping to get into a teaching hospital. Need pointers!

   positive_nursing posted a topic in New Nurse

   I graduated nursing school in May 2015 and got my BSN from Chico State University in California. I did not get approval to sit for the NCLEX until September. I had some personal issues which left me with uncertainty about where I would apply and as s...