Summit Health

I have been looking really hard to find another job, and got a call from Summit Health about working for them, at their 'flu clinics,' from the description, it sounds like health screenings, and flu shots, but I'm not sure it's a wise career choi

As a new nurse how to I gain the trust of others?

What are ways I can gain the trust and respect of the older nurses around me"? Be humble, be willing to learn, be willing to jump in and help out, know what you don't know, but know how to find the answer. And time.

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Nurse loan forgiveness?

Has anyone ever actually applied for nurse loan forgiveness? If so, were you successful in getting your loans forgiven? I'd love to hear stories and what resources you used! Yes me too! I'm skeptical that this is even a possibility.

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Two job offers

Hi everyone, I have a question for all you nurses.I accepted a LPN position 3 weeks ago for a staffing agency. I was hired, and went through the hiring process, but there was a snag with the fingerprinting. Not as in I have a criminal history or anyt

RN to BSN online school for Foreign Nurses

Hey guys,

This is my first time posting on here. I have a friend from Korea who wants to work as a nurse in the US. He meets all the qualifications to take the NCLEX but he wanted to get his BSN first. He searched up some schools but wasn't very suc

Texas Children's Hospital

I am looking to apply to Texas Children's Hospital in Houston as an experienced RN of 7+ years. Would appreciate any inside nursing information regarding the different floors and pros and cons. Thanks!

Medical or cardiac?

So I just graduated from nursing school and I have two job offers from the same hospital for a graduate nurse position. One is on a medical floor and the other is on a cardiac-medical floor. I'm having trouble deciding which one I should choose. I w

Best Home Health Agencies in Rio Grande Valley?

For RNs, which are the best Home Health agencies in the Rio Grande Valley (Brownsville/Harlingen/McAllen/Edinburg)? Some experienced nurses say these agencies are, generally speaking, notorious for making mistakes in the payroll. But I know that some

New grad...hate my job!

I guess not really my job but where I work. I worked at 2 hospitals as a Patient Care Associate/Patient Care Tech (basically, CNA) through nursing school (1 for over a year and a half the other for almost 3 years) and didn't get hired at either one.

DNR and Hospice

16 Not so long ago someone here wrote asking what was the point of caring for a DNR/Hospice patient when there were people who wanted to live that needed caring for? It was quite a lively discussion.

Just wanted to say that last night I had the honor