Question:
Dear Donna,
For the last 10 years, I have been doing disease management and utilization review and am considering working part-time in a hospital as a floor nurse. Will I need to take a refresher course? If so, where would I do that and how long would it take?
Dear Donna,
For the last 10 years, I have been doing disease management and utilization review and am considering working part-time in a hospital as a floor nurse. Will I need to take a refresher course? If so, where would I do that and how long would it take?
Jackie
Dear Donna replies:
Dear Jackie,
You will most likely need to take a refresher course if you decide to pursue bedside hospital positions. Read “Reentering the Workforce” at www.dcardillo.com/articles/reenterwork.html. Even though you are in the workforce, the article addresses the questions you ask.
Understand the job market is very tight for nurses in many parts of the country. Before moving forward, I would suggest you make some preliminary calls to nurse recruiters or human resource professionals in area hospitals. You might also attend some local nursing career fairs to see what the opportunities are in your geographic area and what type of advice and feedback you get from recruiters about what it would take for them to consider you for a bedside position. See what's coming up in your area at
http://events.nursingspectrum.com/
Dear Jackie,
You will most likely need to take a refresher course if you decide to pursue bedside hospital positions. Read “Reentering the Workforce” at www.dcardillo.com/articles/reenterwork.html. Even though you are in the workforce, the article addresses the questions you ask.
Understand the job market is very tight for nurses in many parts of the country. Before moving forward, I would suggest you make some preliminary calls to nurse recruiters or human resource professionals in area hospitals. You might also attend some local nursing career fairs to see what the opportunities are in your geographic area and what type of advice and feedback you get from recruiters about what it would take for them to consider you for a bedside position. See what's coming up in your area at
http://events.nursingspectrum.com/
Best wishes,
Donna
Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, well-known career guru, is Nursing Spectrum/NurseWeek’s “Dear Donna” and author of “Your First Year as a Nurse: Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional” and “The ULTIMATE Career Guide for Nurses: Practical Advice for Thriving at Every Stage of Your Career.” Information about the books is available at www.Nurse.com/CE/7010 and www.Nurse.com/CE/7250, respectively. To ask Donna your question, go to www.Nurse.com/asktheexperts/deardonna. Find a “Dear Donna” seminar near you: Call 800-866-0919 or visit http://events.nursingspectrum.com/Seminar.
