First Year After Nursing Licensure

Register Today! You have completed nursing school, have passed the NCLEX, and are lucky enough to have secured your first job as a nurse. Now what!?!?! Nursing school gave you a good foundation, but now comes the task of applying your skills and knowledge to the real world of nursing. This is the place for new Licensed Nurses to come and discuss the challenges you are facing in your first year as a nurse and where experienced nurses can offer some gems and tricks of the trade as well as words of encouragement.

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    Fountain Valley- New Grad (Versant)
    by Lordsburg May 20, '11
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    Agency Nursing as a 'New Grad'
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  4. New Grads!!! There IS a way to SURVIVE!!
    New Grads!!! There IS a way to SURVIVE!!
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  5. Federal Loan Reimbursement Program
    Federal Loan Reimbursement Program
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    5
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  6. Need Advice! I have to make decision by Monday.
    Need Advice! I have to make decision by Monday.
    by auntlala Jan 11
    18
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  7. New grads Need Not Apply
    New grads Need Not Apply
    by elisiah Oct 31, '12
    23
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  8. New Grad RN need not apply
    New Grad RN need not apply
    by ohyeah Jul 16, '10
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  9. New Grads- any success in negotiating your pay?
    New Grads- any success in negotiating your pay?
    by SNB1014 Jan 9
    7
    elkpark
  10. New Grad Nurses struggling to find jobs - CNN Reporter wants to hear from you
    New Grad Nurses struggling to find jobs - CNN Reporter wants to hear from you
    by brian Jan 9
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  11. New nurse just off orientation
    New nurse just off orientation
    by Lab lover RN Jan 10
    3
    HouTx
  12. Enlighten me about the nursing prefession. Career for me?
    Enlighten me about the nursing prefession. Career for me?
    by stephaniemaried Jan 12
    9
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  13. Nursing Shortage= Thousands of Unemployed New Grads?
    Nursing Shortage= Thousands of Unemployed New Grads?
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  14. Petition to help new grads get experience
    Petition to help new grads get experience
    by brian Jan 11
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  15. Suggestions on first nursing job
    Suggestions on first nursing job
    by bakerstudentnurse13 Jan 11
    6
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  16. RN's! I need your advice!!
    RN's! I need your advice!!
    by kelso1001 Jan 12
    8
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  17. New Grad No Job- extremely depressed.
    New Grad No Job- extremely depressed.
    by michelle9655 Jan 4, '12
    46
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  18. RN Refresher Course
    RN Refresher Course
    by yourstrulyjmc Jan 13
    0
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  19. People think I am stupid
    People think I am stupid
    by nikkole318 Jan 3
    68
    jtmarcy12
  20. Am I doing the right thing? New nurse getting butt kicked
    Am I doing the right thing? New nurse getting butt kicked
    by j_tay1981 Jan 5
    47
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  21. I'm a newbie!
    I'm a newbie!
    by jpowell6024 Jan 9
    10
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  22. What are some important abbreviations I should be familiar with?
    What are some important abbreviations I should be familiar with?
    by NursingBro Jan 1
    22
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  23. ORAL EXAM interview...HELP!! NEW GRAD!!
    ORAL EXAM interview...HELP!! NEW GRAD!!
    by studentkj Nov 29, '11
    10
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  24. New grad, common mistakes
    New grad, common mistakes
    by Jenni811 Sep 10, '11
    11
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  25. New nurse jitters!!!
    New nurse jitters!!!
    by jpowell6024 Jan 8
    2
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  26. Got my RN License in Dec 09; Still no Job
    Got my RN License in Dec 09; Still no Job
    by AugustBoy Feb 27, '10
    7
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  27. Burnout within 1st year possible?
    Burnout within 1st year possible?
    by tugirl12 Jan 7
    3
    fromtheseaRN
  28. Too much info to remember / confusing patients with other patients
    Too much info to remember / confusing patients with other patients
    by LaceyRN12 Dec 7, '12
    14
    eatmysoxRN
  29. Advice Please :)
    Advice Please :)
    by cshopinski Jan 7
    1
    brittne
  30. 6 months as an RN!
    6 months as an RN!
    by NurseJessie2 Jan 7
    1
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    Hang in there new Grads and New Nurses it does get better..I PROMISE