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HOW TO INTERVIEW WHEN YOU ARE CHANGING SPECIALTIES
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HOW TO INTERVIEW WHEN YOU ARE CHANGING SPECIALTIES

Your best internal candidates are getting screened out for telling the truth. A nurse with four strong years asks to move specialties. You ask why she i…
The RN Network · Oct 15, 2026
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Non-Bedside Nursing Jobs: 1 in 5 Are Hiding in Plain Sight
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Non-Bedside Nursing Jobs: 1 in 5 Are Hiding in Plain Sight

You have been applying for six months and hearing nothing back. Meanwhile the same four job titles circulate through every nurse group you belong to — i…
The RN Network · Oct 14, 2026
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Nursing Job Postings: How to Spot the Ones That Are Actually Hiring
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Nursing Job Postings: How to Spot the Ones That Are Actually Hiring

You applied to thirty nursing jobs last month and heard back from two of them. Your resume probably isn’t the problem — a good share of those nursing jo…
The RN Network · Oct 13, 2026
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Nursing Job Outlook 2026: Where the Next Decade of Jobs Really Is
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Nursing Job Outlook 2026: Where the Next Decade of Jobs Really Is

You’ve been told for years that the nursing shortage guarantees you a job. Then you apply to eleven openings at the hospital down the road, hear nothing…
The RN Network · Oct 12, 2026
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The $60,090 Reason Your Manager Won’t Recommend You
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The $60,090 Reason Your Manager Won’t Recommend You

You got passed over again. The posting went up, you applied, and it went to someone from another unit — maybe someone you precepted. Your evaluation say…
The RN Network · Oct 11, 2026
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Nurse Consultant Rates: What Hospitals Actually Expect to Pay
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Nurse Consultant Rates: What Hospitals Actually Expect to Pay

You did the hard part. You built a skill somebody is willing to pay for, you found the person who wants it, and then came the question nobody in nursing…
The RN Network · Oct 10, 2026
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Nursing Job Market 2026: Where the Hiring Quietly Moved
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Nursing Job Market 2026: Where the Hiring Quietly Moved

You applied to six jobs in September and heard back on one. Nothing is wrong with your resume. Something did change in the nursing job market last month…
The RN Network · Oct 6, 2026
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Continuing Education for Nurses: Which Courses Count, Which Don’t, and How to Tell Before You Pay
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Continuing Education for Nurses: Which Courses Count, Which Don’t, and How to Tell Before You Pay

Many nurses treat continuing education as a compliance chore. The goal becomes finishing enough hours before a renewal deadline, downloading a certifica…
The RN Network · Oct 5, 2026
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Six Years at a Big System Can Read as One Year, Six Times
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Six Years at a Big System Can Read as One Year, Six Times

You have six years on a busy telemetry unit. You applied for the charge role, the educator role, and the case management role your system posted this year.
The RN Network · Sep 30, 2026
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