Specializes in Assistant Professor, Nephrology, Internal Medicine.
I had applied to 40+ jobs when I originally got my RN. My problem was that I moved to a different state immediately after graduation and it took a long time for the BON to process my application. By then I missed the residency programs as well and all the in state school graduates had all the open jobs. I ended up taking a private duty job. Keep your chin up and take whatever you can get. Think outside the box. I found the private duty job off of craigslist (as crazy as it sounds).
Why don't you work as a tech at a hospital, rather than just volunteering? And, not that you have to disclose it, but do you have a history that might make you less attractive as an employee? Finally, you don't capitalize your I's in your sentences, so maybe someone could help you with applications/grammar? I'm not being mean, but since you're asking for help, I want to give you some honest feedback that might help you.
No such history.
I don't capitalize my I's here just because. My applications/resume are all grammatically correct, and have been looked over by someone else.
I had applied to 40+ jobs when I originally got my RN. My problem was that I moved to a different state immediately after graduation and it took a long time for the BON to process my application. By then I missed the residency programs as well and all the in state school graduates had all the open jobs. I ended up taking a private duty job. Keep your chin up and take whatever you can get. Think outside the box. I found the private duty job off of craigslist (as crazy as it sounds).
Because of the new medicare laws and requirements reducing payments to hospitals, many have cut hiring. That's what you're up against. Have you thought of doing school nurse? They're usually 1:1 with special needs children who have medical needs requiring an RN.
Because of the new medicare laws and requirements reducing payments to hospitals, many have cut hiring. That's what you're up against. Have you thought of doing school nurse? They're usually 1:1 with special needs children who have medical needs requiring an RN.
yes. I have. I haven't looked into it in detail. But I'll start to.
You may have to take a job somewhere that you don't really want to work to get experience. I got my experience working in a nursing home. It wasn't my first choice but I am glad that I took it because I work in a hospital now. Sometimes I think of going back to the nursing home...some hospitals have a-lot of politics/more rules/ and more people to trump your calls on things. One of the things keeping me at the hospital is that I am getting acute care experience and I don't have to take care of as many patients.
Bumex, DNP, NP
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I had applied to 40+ jobs when I originally got my RN. My problem was that I moved to a different state immediately after graduation and it took a long time for the BON to process my application. By then I missed the residency programs as well and all the in state school graduates had all the open jobs. I ended up taking a private duty job. Keep your chin up and take whatever you can get. Think outside the box. I found the private duty job off of craigslist (as crazy as it sounds).