Upward&Onward

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1. Tampa ARNP-one yr post grad still no job!

   Upward&Onward replied to Agriffin2's topic in Advanced

   Contact your alumni and preceptors to help out. Do volunteer work. If you can't find that look to social services in area. Contact professors and counselors at school. If you are limited to your area.... you need to work what you have to work.

2. Terminated after giving resignation notice

   Upward&Onward replied to rn0817's topic in Relations

   Does this apply in a right to work state as well? What about PRN nurses? just curious...It's logical that within a right to work state where an employer can fire you for whatever reason, an employee can leave just the same.

3. I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

   Upward&Onward replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

   I agree Bama - hospitals and schools teach us through their education programs to practice a certain way or we may be reported to risk management. But then we are subjected to a nursing environment that pretty much sets us up to fail. Ex. "delegate t...

4. Strike nursing

   Upward&Onward replied to trulefty's topic in Union

   Absolutely Tricia!! I totally agree... I'm thinking of checking out my local trade school. When I did floor nursing I felt more like a task manager than a professional.... like a waitress. I was paid less per hour per patient than per table. If I...

5. Strike nursing

   Upward&Onward replied to trulefty's topic in Union

   Well therein lies the problem. You think that professionals should not unionize, like union is a icky word for "those kind of workers". You think that professionals or anyone on the planet shouldn't shouldn't unionize and defend their rights and prot...

6. Strike nursing

   Upward&Onward replied to trulefty's topic in Union

   Interestingly enough, the conversation reflects nurse v nurse which is exactly what admin and managers want. I don't understand the mentality of nurses who reject collectively joining together as a profession to ensure that we are not abused and that...

7. Nurse Corps Loan Repayment 2016 Cycle

   Upward&Onward replied to tjones57's topic in General Nursing

   What I don't understand about this program is that if it was developed to rectify shortages why is there so much competition? I'm thinking that a medical professional would not go unless there was this incentive? Also does anyone know how to get hire...