Is it a bad idea to quit a job before you have another one secured?

I am wondering how it looks to employers or if it even matters on an application whether you are currently employed or not (assuming it hasn't been years since you last worked) I look at it from a practical standpoint. If you have a job and you're l

Entry Level Job - New York City

I'm accepted to, and plan on attending an accelerated nursing program in Kansas City in January, at a program I really like and am incredibly excited to attend. I've been taking pre-requisite courses for 2 years, and targeting this school specifica

Penalized for Not Having 3 Professional References?

Before nursing school about 5+ years ago, I worked for a year and a half at a doctor's office, and before that, I worked as a student tutor (almost 10 years or more ago). For personal reasons, I chose not to keep in contact with my most recent forme

becoming an FNP

I worked in L&D x 5 hrs and have since worked in Quality/Risk Management for the last 4 years. I miss the contact with patients and have recently applied to an FNP program. I am concerned I will not get in b/c I don't have recent bedside experie

I dont have the GPA to get into nursing school.

After transferring, bad semesters, personal family issues including divorces and deaths, my GPA has plummeted and I only have a 2.7.

The desire I have to be a nurse is incredible, but clearly it doesnt look like it. I'm a bad test taker, and have ha

LNA- Is no call no show considered neglect?

Today I quit my job with no notice as an LNA. My place of employment was rude to employees and caregivers spoke poorly about the residents. I was severely underpaid and I couldn't take it anymore. I got hired for a new job and was waitin fr my start

Doubts in studying Nursing?

Hi, I am a male (40ys), came to the U.S. 7 years ago. I studied Dental Tech. (no license in the u.s), and thinking in switching to Nursing mostly because of wages, shortages, and satisfaction to help others. However, I still in doubt since I heard ge

Uncertainty after interview at New York Presbyterian Cornell

Does anyone have any experience interviewing with NewYork Presbyterian/Weill Cornell?

I just had an interview for an overnight psychiatry position that didn't go as well as I had hoped. Was asked a lot of examples of how I implemented care plans at

I'm not feeling challenged...

I graduated in December 2011 with my ASN. My first official nursing job was on a telemetry unit. I worked the graveyard shift full-time. The unit was always busy. We'd discharge someone, and we'd have someone in the ED waiting for their bed. We wer

Full-time to part-time

I had an interview today for a position in the specialty I have been trying to get into since graduation. It is at a great facility, pay is better, the only problem is it is only 24 hours. I don't know what to do. The manager said there would be hou