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hi all, I am planning on moving to PA from NJ. I thought liscence by endorsement would be an easy thing-but it is so much harder than i thought. I have everything submitted and approved EXCEPT for my NJ College Transcripts. When i first submitted on ...

hi all, I recently saw a job i may be interested in " LTSS Service Coordinator (field RN)" with Anthem subdivision of Amerigroup. wondering if anyone has worked with these companies and what this job entails or other information on the position you m...

hi all, I have been doing a lot of "soul searching" and i feel case management would be a great fit for me. How do i go about landing a case management job?? They don't seem to exist when I look online. Any tips on how to find a case management job ...

My whole life i wanted to become a nurse. I love caring for people and i loved being a nurses aide. But now...being in the RN profession for about 4-5 years now..I am starting to have second thoughts about this career choice. I just wanted to reach ...

what is it exactly you do? and yes. i think i need to get a handle on the anxiety. trying to figure out a way to get over it. but i think its I think i mean more to say im overwhelmed and stressed at this particular facility. but scared to leave bec...

Hi all, I just accepted a per diem job with a local hospital on top of my full time job (full time job 36 hours a week, per diem job will be about 4 shifts a month). Everythings great and dandy until i get to the dreaded W-4 on my per diem job employ...

oh okay. that makes more sense . So what happens if im already in that tax bracket? do i still fill this out? its not like the second job is bumping me into the next tax bracket? and do i have to change my w-2 with my current employer for my full ...

I don't think we have a payroll person for my facility. Anyone else?! Any idea how to fill this out??

hi all, I am looking to apply for per diem jobs on top of my current position, just looking to see a bit more on my days off. I currently work for an LTACH or long term acute care hospital/transitional care. I have been in this position for 2 years....

oh no i was never going to leave it out of my resume. was going to perhaps not include the months of employment just the years. But i decided to include the months. I don't want to make it look like i am hiding something. better just to be honest. I...

hi all, My hospital (LTACH) has a "clinical ladder" program. I have to complete everything by October. I have all of my other "tasks" done.. but I need to get a "National Specialty Certification". "National Subspeciality Certification", PICC certifi...

As I was reading your post..I kept saying to myself this is totally me 3 years ago! My first job was on a IMCU/stepdown/tele unit. And I was feeling the same way you were--I wanted OUT of bedside... I was working night shifts feeling OK during the n...

hi all, I am realizing that my date to renew my license is fastly approaching. May 2017... I have time but i'm starting to get everything together so i'm not running around like a lunatic in April :laugh:and have it in a folder in my computer in cas...

Thank you!! The AACN seems to have better "benefits" than the ANA. I am currently at a LTACH (Long Term Acute Care Hospital) for one year so far, which i am using as a "stepping stone" to get my clinical skills up to par to eventually critical care w...

Hello all, For my current job i signed up for the clinical ladder and one of the "check points" is to join a professional organization. Is it possible to join the AACN but not be a critical care RN? I eventually want to be a critical care RN. And i...

I am a young nurse (BSN) with about a little less than 2 years hospital experience, total of 3 years as a "nurse". [1 year step down on nights, a 1 year bad experience in an GI office, and now about 10 months a working days in a very busy and hectic ...

I am a young nurse (BSN) with about a little less than 2 years hospital experience, total of 3 years as a "nurse". [1 year step down on nights, a 1 year bad experience in an GI office, and now about 10 months a working days in a very busy and hectic ...

Oh my goodness--someone who understands! I think i'm just still confused about what kind of patients are in these facilities. I was under the impression that they were like "ICU patients" and critical,but according to a previous poster maybe they are...

Hi all. I am so anxious and nervous about my new job and need to vent! I start a new job next week at a LTACH on day shift(7a-7pm). I am really excited that i found a new job but I am so nervous. I have been in office nursing for the past year and I...

Any thoughts on Kindred? Any advice on the orientation process would be great or on the facility would be great. I know there is already a thread on Kindred, but it is on the older side. I have accepted a position at a northern NJ Kindred LTACH. I a...

I recently got two job offers within days of eachother (go figure! --when it rains...). I am between a LTACH (Kindred) with 1:5 patient ratio and a SNF and LTC (Genesis) with a patient ratio of 1:12(less acute patients). The LTACH I think is probab...

Hi all, I have been trying to find some information on navy nursing(for RNs with some experience). What exactly do navy nurses do? How do they get trained- do they re-teach you nursing skills or expect you to know everything and stick you somewhere? ...

hi all. I am an experienced nurse of 2 years, however my 2nd year of nursing was in an office setting and feel that I would need more training for this lost clinical time I am looking into experienced nurse training program or residency? do these pr...

I was recently terminated from a nursing job for a charting error. to make a long story short I went back into a chart the day after to fix something in my charting in a patients chart. I deleted a piece of charting because i said i did something wit...

I was not trying to discuss the reasoning of my termination or to get an legal information all mixed up. I know mistake and that it was just that, a mistake. I am beating myself up every day. I am a young nurse who is still learning. I was looking f...