r/nursingjobs

What are some secrets about hospitals and patients/family visitors that not may people know about?

Do they try to get people discharged as soon as possible to save money or cut corners?

Hi Reddit, I’m Sarah Greene, an OHSU School of Nursing student at the Ashland campus. I’m here to chat about undergrad nursing degrees and programs at OHSU live on Friday, May 29 at 1:00PM PDT.

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As an RN with almost 20 years of experience, I must say that it disgusts me that we continue to treat new nurses entering the workforce horribly, almost sadistically. First, we make it almost impossible for them to get a new RN residency job except for home health and at SNFs. Hiring managers at the Level I hospitals and the AI bots they create constantly reject their applications for not having the best qualifications, when in reality it's because they don't have the "right" nursing school pedigree, the "right" clinical placement, or they don't already work there, or they are not well-connected there, etc......Well, not all nurses want to begin their careers in home health or a SNF and many of them were already working in those settings for years and years as CNAs and LVNs. Then, when they do actually get a new RN job, except in maybe 5 states, we pay them terribly, as low as $28 an hour. Finally, when these new nurses step on the floor, we treat them like crap in every way possible. I don't need to go into any detail on this. So, I ask you...How can we reduce this sadistic and snobbish and elitist quality to new nursing jobs and replace it with something more supportive? I am looking at you hiring managers.........especially the sadistic ones.

I need some help / advice. I’ve been a nurse for almost 14 years now. With the way it’s gotten I’m physically exhausted and psychologically as well. I don’t have time or money to go back to school. Where can I work or what job can I get that doesn’t completely drain me?

hello i’m 24M kakapasa lang last nov. 2025 currently working for 3months na and i want to change careers feeling ko not for me ang nursing. i dont find joy sa work although okay naman yung ka workmates ko pero something deep inside is telling me to quit being a nurse and change careers. i dont also see myself working abroad as a nurse kahit malaki sweldo and mas better ang nurse to patient ratio. gusto ko mag quit and i know ma ddisappoint fam ko specially sa sister ko na nagpa aral saakin. nag pasa na ako nang resignation letter last week kahit walang back-up plans. my passion is related sa kitchen and mas gugustohin ko pang mag dishwasher sa europe kesa mag apply na nurse sa europe. any advice po on what to do?? kase as of right now pressure na pressure na ako and the only way out i know is to kms pero thoughts ko lang po iyon at malabo or may konting chance na mangyari. i need advice po huhu yung realtalk na advice pls pls pls

Hello!

Just moved to Norman to get closer to family. Wife has been job hunting and hasn't had any luck. She's a RN by trade with 7+ years of experience in a hospital and clinic setting. Since we have a small child, 12-hour shifts are not an option as I travel for work so she is looking for 8 hour shifts. Any recommendations?

I’ve been a nurse in a Cardiac Cath Lab for 5 years and have a pretty close relationship with my peers and manager. I’m planning on moving closer to family and have been applying to other jobs in that area. I have an interview this Friday and think I have a pretty good chance of getting the job.

I have the most seniority in my role and do a lot for the lab that others would have to learn to do if I left. My question is, do I disclose to my manager that I am planning on leaving? The training time for new employees in our area with no prior experience is 12+ weeks as we do at least 12 weeks in the Cath lab and about a month learning structural heart cases in a different lab. We are also losing a travel nurse at the beginning of July so we would be even more understaffed than if I just left.

Is it just my guilt telling me to disclose? Or would it be poor practice? I do not foresee a situation that would cause them to let me go prematurely, that just doesn’t happen in this area.

I am a nurse with 3 years of clinical experience in med/surg in hospital. I have been severely burnt out from nursing, especially I am someone with Adhd and I still find it hard to manage my time and my head always filled with chaos during a hectic shift. Looking for a career change or transition to less stressfull nursing jobs like nursing informatics or nurse research. Does anyone has any experience with these or changing to other careers. Please share

I am a RN with 6+ years of Med/Surg experience, and 1 year in long term care. I have decided to really pursue remote work and think I am interested in utilization review. I am curious to those in the business:

- How flexible is your work schedule (I know its different from person to person). Typically is it a 8-4/ 9-5? Do you have to take lunch at a set time? Are you able to take small breaks in your work day to pick children up from school/ grocery shop/ etc?

- I have heard to just apply to jobs even if you do not have previous UR/UM experience. Do you think someone with my background would have a harder chance of successfully finding UR job, or would my best bet be to start with a case management job?

Thank you anyone who has input into their UR/UM career!

Location + years you have been a nurse + unit (if comfortable) as well!

$49 an hour in Michigan as a Psych nurse. Nurse for a little under 2 years (started as an oncology nurse making around $41).

Hi everyone! I could really use some resume advice. Here is my timeline:
-Graduated with my BSN in August 2024.
-Worked as a nurse in my home country for 5 months.
-Moved to the US on a dependent visa, resulting in a 1.5-year employment gap.
-Recently passed my NCLEX
Now that I am preparing to apply for jobs, I am completely torn. Because I have less than six months of bedside experience, should I format my resume and apply as a "New Grad" or an "Experienced Nurse"? Also, does anyone have tips on how to structure a resume with a gap like mine? Any advice is super appreciated!

I’m at a lost what to do about my new job situation and would appreciate input from other experienced RNs. Background: 4.5 years RN NICU experience, absolutely love the NICU and it’s what I’ve always wanted to do. Just relocated and took a pediatric float pool job simply because it was dayshift and I figured it wouldn’t be too bad. At least it wasn’t adults, right? Well it’s bad, at least for me. I really don’t like the med/surg environment, will also have to train to peds mental health in a few months, and really really miss the NICU. I dread going to work now, which I never did in the NICU. So here’s what I’d like opinions on…do I stay where I currently am (peds float pool) and tough it out for 99 more shifts until I’m allowed to (hopefully) transfer to the NICU at the same Children’s hospital in one year (per union policy) OR leave this health system entirely to take a NICU job elsewhere (I still have 2 days of orientation left this week and have a NICU interview lined up this week also, so I feel really guilty potentially quitting right after finishing orientation). Give me all the pros and cons please!!

I am currently a labor and delivery nurse of about 4 years, and recently began a Women's Health NP program. My hospital system just posted an ambulatory fertility RN position that I'm extremely interested in because I genuinely want to learn more about reproductive endocrinology/infertility and could potentially see myself working in this area long term as a WHNP one day.

I'm wondering if I should disclose that I'm in school on my resume/interview if it comes to that- I don't know if this would come off as a good thing because I truly am interested in the field, or as a negative thing because it could make hiring managers hesitant about my retention in the RN role. Does anyone in any leadership positions have any input on this? Especially in a large academic system where continuing education is common?

My mom (early 60s) has been a nurse for 40 years and I’m trying to help her figure out next steps.

She was recently let go from her job (absolutely unfairly and the day before she was about to take a short medical leave to have a surgery), and now she’s struggling to find something new. She’s a licensed RN and state-certified, but she does NOT have a BSN because she was grandfathered in decades ago. Now it feels like that’s becoming a huge barrier.

Most of her experience is in SNFs/long-term care, but that kind of work has been really hard on her body and I don’t want her going back to that if possible. At the same time, that’s where the bulk of her experience is, so it feels like she’s stuck.

She’s been applying on sites like Indeed and keeps getting pulled toward what seem like sketchy travel contracts in low-income or potentially unsafe areas, which doesn’t feel appropriate for her at this stage/age.

She’s really discouraged and honestly questioning her worth right now, which is hard to watch after such a long career.

I personally think she could consider leaving bedside nursing, but she really doesn’t want to.

So I’m trying to help her figure out realistic options:

- Are there roles for experienced RNs without a BSN at this point?

- What kinds of jobs should she be targeting that are less physically demanding?

- Are there better places to apply than Indeed/Monster?

- Has anyone seen hospitals or outpatient settings hire non-BSN nurses with lots of experience?

- Any advice for older nurses job searching right now?

I’d really appreciate any advice or ideas. I just want to help her!

Ive been applying to jobs since january and ive been denied up to now. Ive sent about 81 applications. 3 hospital systems but 10 hospital locations. And im just now starting to apply at long term facilities.

Ive been a tech for a year and a half (2023-2024). I initially quit to solely focus on nursing school but because of my dismissal ive been trying to figure out a place to work at since my loans are now adding up interest.

Ive worked at 1 hospital and the rest of my work history is 7 years in customer service (chipotle and retail). Ive been asking for 20.50 an hr because the last pay i was making was 21. Im in IL

I do plan on returning to school but not until fall 2027.

So i guess im asking whats flagging me from getting hired? All i have put on my application is work experience and education except for my nursing program. Should i just spend my time volunteering at this point? Id love to have a job but honestly if i can’t find work thats the next thing im thinking of doing because I hate bumming around at home i feel like a burden to my parents. If age is important im 24.

Hi so i’m struggling rn . i’m a new grad nurse and Laser Away gave me an offer . I have 1 day to respond . Good pay good benefits but it’s working every single weekend so work life balance would be hard .
I also read that they don’t immediately train you in Botox or filler, that it takes about a year and this is because they know nurses will get in and get out once trained.

in the other hand i have a mobile nurse injector who’s been in the industry for 15 years . she believes in me and offered to train me and offered clients to practice on. I would be working under a medical director so i would be paying for insurance etc and everything and all costs. i could post n social media and try to work my way up that way. dont know if it’ll be hard being mobile and building trust though.

but then also i have an interview for a hospital position next week with a nurse basically going to get me the job in the OR most likely … but what if i never did the hospital job and did bad in aesthetics and now i have nothing to lean back on?

i’m truthfully struggling rn and don’t have a lot of time to make a decision…

I’ve been a CNA for three and a half years now. I’ve worked in memory care, assisted living, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and home health. I feel like I’ve done all I can do as a CNA. So I applied as a Patient Care Tech in the Emergency Room at a major hospital near me. Signed the offer letter today. I have never worked in a hospital before. Any advice?

I’ve noticed many posts about single moms pursuing travel nursing, which often seem to disrupt their stable lives and homes.

I’m particularly interested in moms who travel nurse during the summer break when schools are closed. This allows them to travel and expose their children to different cities and states while earning money.

I understand that this requires extended childcare and associated costs, but I believe the financial benefits outweigh the drawbacks. Although I’m not a nurse yet, I have aspirations of becoming a travel nurse with limited support. Therefore, I’m curious to know if anyone has successfully managed to travel nurse with their elementary, middle, and high school-aged children.