Extremely Overweight Nurses

4 I've been seeing a lot of obese nurses lately. In my opinion it's not setting the right example,not is it SAFE. If someone codes or there's a fire a nurses who is huge can't run to get to/from the emergency. Another example ... CPR ! It's exha

Looking for a move

I am currently a nurse in a compact state and am looking to move to another state that is in the compact. I am wondering about switching my license to that state. While looking into doing so I am a little confused as to how it works. It looks like I

Applying for first RN job... When to follow up with a phone call..?

Hello,

I have just graduated nursing school & am planning to take my NCLEX this month. I also will be moving out of state next month--from South Carolina to Texas. This is what is making things hard. If I were able to stay in SC, I would already

college nursing

Im interested in finding a job as a nurse at a college. Just interested in what specific things i should be well versed on in this general population and what i can expect the jobs to be like. You could call the health clinic at your nearest college o

Relocating To NC from DE Looking For Job

Hi,

I am moving from Delaware to North Carolina Sanford area and i was wondering what is the pay for RN who has 2yrs experience with both pediatric and adults.I am due to graduate with my BSN in December of this year.What are the best hospital to wor

Getting started in case management

Hi all,
I have been an RN for 3.5 yrs now and I am looking for something away from the beside. Can anyone tell me how they got started in case management? I am looking at jobs in central ohio with Aetna. Thanks! There was just a clip on the TV news ye

Any Pediatric Nurses out there?

I just graduated Nursing school in May and I just passed boards last week Tuesday. I've been putting in applications everywhere, then last night I finally put in one for Children's Hospital in D.C. (the place that I really really want to work). I f

I want to move on...

I recently got terminated from my new grad position of 9 months. Nursing is a second career choice and I was very successful in my first career so this is a blow to my ego, I suppose. However, I learned so much and felt my confidence building when I

Graduating in 6 months - any job search advice?

Hey there. My name is Cory, and I will be graduating with my ASN in December. I expect these next 6 months to fly by very quickly, so I figured it's time to start my job search.

My current goal is to work on a Med-Surg unit to start getting that ex

Would you ask a current employer for a letter of recommendation ?

As in a letter that would be used while you sought other employment? I currently work in a nursing home PRN. I like the residents and my coworkers well enough. However, I have found that this is NOT the specialty I see myself in. I want to work in ac