References in your job experience

19 minutes ago, NurseChester88 said:

Nurses in general change jobs very often. . . how do you keep up with your job references?

How often are you looking for a new job? If you are looking every few years, then update your references to people that can accurately judge your current level of skills. Using someone that you have not worked with in several years does not hold much weight as someone that you currently work with.

My hierarchy of references is: physicians--> NNPs-->charge nurses-->co-workers. I would rarely use a co-worker because they would be the most bias. My current Reference list contains 3 Neonatologists and a charge nurse.

On 7/31/2020 at 1:17 PM, NICU Guy said:

How often are you looking for a new job? If you are looking every few years, then update your references to people that can accurately judge your current level of skills. Using someone that you have not worked with in several years does not hold much weight as someone that you currently work with.

My hierarchy of references is: physicians--> NNPs-->charge nurses-->co-workers. I would rarely use a co-worker because they would be the most bias. My current Reference list contains 3 Neonatologists and a charge nurse.

I am a little under my first year of nursing experience and would like to apply for a better job. I thought about asking my current supervisor but she left for another unit. So, now it feels like starting from zero with a new supervisor if I were planning on changing my job in the next several months.

I never considered physicians before for job references. Thank you so much for your input!