stay motivated, something will come up! i dont want to get discouraged as well- i too live in jersey. looks like you and i are in the same boat. i thought for certain i would get even a flu shot gig but same as u- nothing. =P ugh!
but as an associates RN (former LPN), im overqualified to push a med cart, but underqualified to be a supervisor. I've been to a handful of these interviews.. pretty strange..
i didn't wait too long after i got my RN to want to switch careers..maybe it was the 130+ applications and resumes i sent out, all the doors closed in my face, all the rejections, wasted tears...
i actually just got my teaching certification to teach english overseas and plan to teach english in china after the holidays. spent three weeks there last month and teaching is a million times less stressful than being a nurse.. just saying..
Yes, I started my first RN job right after the new year in a LTC/Rehab facility. It is definitely not my first choice, but
it is a chance to get some experience and then hopefully find my niche. I had 2 weeks orientation and am going out on
my own this week. It is scary. I am OK with taking over the med cart, since that is mostly what I did as an LPN, but
am still full of questions about the paperwork. I know that I have put things in the wrong place a couple of times during my orientation, but I guess that is how you learn, from your mistakes. I watch the experienced nurses fly through the paperwork and wonder how long it will be before I can do that. Right now, I would rather go slow and make sure that it is right, even if it means staying a little later, after my shift.
I'm so glad you landed a job in nursing. Even though it's not your first choice job it will be easier for you tO land a diff job when you already workingGood luck to you
anjresident
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stay motivated, something will come up! i dont want to get discouraged as well- i too live in jersey. looks like you and i are in the same boat. i thought for certain i would get even a flu shot gig but same as u- nothing. =P ugh!