Hospitalist RN vs Medical Unit RN

Hi all,
I have an interview coming up for two units at the same hospital. The two units are Hospitalist and Medical. I am having a hard time finding information online that differentiates the two units. Could someone please offer me some insight on t

Orientation process for new RN employee/fresh graduate

When one lands a nursing job for the first time, what's the typical orientation process like? Is there a period of mentoring where the newbie can learn firsthand from an experienced staff member? I'm a US citizen foreign grad looking to work in the

Going back into acute care.

Hello,

I'm a RN/BSN who has about 2 years experience working on a med/surg floor in a hospital. I stopped working in December 2010. I took some time off. When I started working again I put applications in all over and I ended up getting a job at a L

Wanted-Public Health Nurse info

Hi, My name is Denise and am currently enrolled in online RN to BSN. I am looking into public health nursing and wanted to know the education required to be a public health nurse. How has your BS prepared you for a job in this field? What is the diff

Just plain need advice!

:sighk, here goes. In 2009 I got my bachelors degree from a very expensive school. Drowning in loans and not being able to find a decent job I bounced around lost and poor., I thought about going into nursing. I love working with people and worked ma

BS in Business Admin. How do I become a nurse?

Hello, I am a third year business major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. I am concentrating in human resources and have a 3.9 GPA. Recently, while interning with Siemens healthcare, I have decided to pursue a career as a Registered Nurse.

1. What is the

Nurses Changing Careers

Are there any nurses out there who succesfully made a career change to
something other than the nursing field. I would like to leave nursing, don't
mind making a little less $$ for less stress. I'm just not sure how to use my
present work experienc

New RN Job Probation Period:

Hi, I am a new RN and I am starting my first RN job very soon. People keep telling me that in every hospital there is a probation period, meaning if they don't like your work after X amount of days, they let you go..... Is this something I should be

Nursing Jobs for New Grads

I'm a rising junior BSN Nursing student at University of South Carolina. I'm from Long Island, New York, so I will be home during the summers and plan on working as an RN somewhere in NY or NJ once I graduate. I am going to try to land a summer int

New Grad RN Training- Take it or Leave it?

I'm a new graduate RN (since May) and finding a hospital-based job is so difficult, especially when you don't have any connections. Long story short, my mother met a doctor at work at he told my mother that I should work at his hospital (lets call