New Grad needs some advice!

I am a new grad in Louisiana and I will be moving to Maryland in June. I really need some advice on what hospitals/areas to look into. My fiance will be moving with me and he will be going to University of MD at College Park. It has been a very long

New Nurse getting forced into Float Pool...Need Advice!

Hello everyone! I am a new nurse that got hired on at a local hospital as a floor nurse on a medical unit in April. I look a "casual" position but work part-time hours. As a casual employee, I can pick my schedule but receive no benefits. T

How to Ask for an Annual Raise

I am fairly new to nursing, I have 2 1/2 years of experience. This is the first time I have been at a nursing job and hit my year mark (working full time that is). My first job was on-call, my second job was a complete disaster and lasted a long (too

Brief interview?

I'm a new grad had a short interview today. She was mostly selling that position to me. I shadowed a nurse after to see "if it was a good fit" I really enjoyed it. Is a short interview bad though.

lost job on orientation. should I put the job on the resume?

I was given a choice to resign or be terminated due to a medication error on my last week of training at the end of 2 months in the ED. I choose resignation. It involved an narcotic and alerted my preceptor right away. I'm glad no one was harmed but

from snf to acute care

Hi there! Im currently a nurse with almost two years of experience now in a snf. My desire is really to get into a hospital eventually. But unfortunately, hospitals always require acute care experience whenever i look up and apply for a job. I was ju

First job interview

I had my first interview today as a new graduate. I met with the NM and she talked a lot about the job, the hospital and orientation. She asked if I took boards I said not yet but had a date set up. She Asked why nursing, why that hospital, why that

Confused on what to do next

I'm a 22 year old Ghanaian girl, studying to be a nurse in Ghana. My BSc. Program ends in May and I really want to get back to school and specialize, however, am so confused as to what my area of specialization should be.

how does a nurse become a dentist?

hey,

i'm a 20 years old nursing student and i'm currently still doing my nursing diploma. after i've done my diploma, i'm planning on taking a degree in nursing(BSN). is there a way for me to move on to dentistry(DDS) from BSN?

i like nursing but

PRN position and new grad

Is going into a PRN position as a new grad a bad idea? I'm worried I won't find a job where I'm moving, and a lot of the hospitals where I would love to work have residencies that start at two different times of the year. A family friend suggested