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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  1. How much experience before being charge nurse
    How much experience before being charge nurse
    by babysteps25 Mar 12
    18
    ~PedsRN~
  2. 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
    103
    dance4life
  3. My heart is shattered into a million pieces :(
    My heart is shattered into a million pieces :(
    by healthstar Feb 1
    15
    Psychcns
  4. Your Starting Salary?
    Your Starting Salary?
    by x_factor Dec 14, '11
    72
    moleskine44
  5. New Grad No Job- extremely depressed.
    New Grad No Job- extremely depressed.
    by michelle9655 Jan 4, '12
    60
    Newlpngraduate
  6. Can I pull this off??????
    Can I pull this off??????
    by RNmichaelJ Jun 3
    10
    roughmatch
  7. Has the job market gotten better for new grads?
    Has the job market gotten better for new grads?
    by debi49 Jun 14
    9
    dt70
  8. Nursing Home: Tips on how to be faster in med pass?
    Nursing Home: Tips on how to be faster in med pass?
    by itsdebraanne Jun 14
    13
    aflack41
  9. need advice, new nurse, bad experience, stuck in home care? please help
    need advice, new nurse, bad experience, stuck in home care? please help
    by Roxy518 Jun 9
    5
    AZ_RN2B
  10. How much orientation time for a new grad?
    How much orientation time for a new grad?
    by photocodo Mar 10, '12
    15
    RNmo
  11. Night Shift
    Night Shift
    by newnurse1986 May 7
    17
    RNmo
  12. New Grad RN concerned about new LTC job
    New Grad RN concerned about new LTC job
    by Lynn52 Jun 12
    1
    RNmo
  13. New Grad - Issues with Time Management
    New Grad - Issues with Time Management
    by Honey702 Jun 13
    2
    RNmo
  14. What do (did) you do during the gap between graduation and your first job
    What do (did) you do during the gap between graduation and your first job
    by sourapril May 31
    41
    RNmo
  15. First code blue
    First code blue
    by j.ll Jun 15
    0
    j.ll
  16. Nurse Extern. in South Florida
    Nurse Extern. in South Florida
    by RN_2011 May 18, '11
    1
    cookiemonsterpower
  17. Getting another job after working 6wks at my first job... Lucky or doomed?
    Getting another job after working 6wks at my first job... Lucky or doomed?
    by TurtleLittle Jun 6
    11
    TurtleLittle
  18. "stale" new grad
    "stale" new grad
    by jxRN May 6, '10
    22
    SilkyKRN
  19. What to do?quit? stay? look?
    What to do?quit? stay? look?
    by RNtity Jun 12
    12
    HouTx
  20. Should I ask for a pay raise if new job wants to add supervisor duties?
    Should I ask for a pay raise if new job wants to add supervisor duties?
    by jillyforprez Jun 13
    3
    dishes
  21. New Grad RN concerned about new LTC job
    New Grad RN concerned about new LTC job
    by Lynn52 Jun 12
    5
    Lynn52
  22. Urgent care nurse for new graduate
    Urgent care nurse for new graduate
    by jamieeykim Aug 24, '11
    6
    LadyFree28
  23. First RN job & it's pay
    First RN job & it's pay
    by Stephen.Stevens Jun 30, '11
    124
    roser13
  24. In hospital transfers with <6 months?
    In hospital transfers with <6 months?
    by SusGob711 Jun 10
    6
    Munch
  25. Following up from interview
    Following up from interview
    by Futuresos Jun 10
    2
    CapeCodMermaid
  26. Need advice
    Need advice
    by ms_harston Jun 7
    3
    ms_harston
  27. Horrible Monday, lost job, extremely late to another job interview
    Horrible Monday, lost job, extremely late to another job interview
    by sw1242 Jun 6
    16
    GrnTea
  28. When you reach that point of "Yeah, no."
    When you reach that point of "Yeah, no."
    by rumwynnieRN Jun 7
    9
    GrnTea
  29. Ready to quit
    Ready to quit
    by armym6 Jun 3
    5
    GrnTea
  30. New Grad Mistake!
    New Grad Mistake!
    by CaligirlRN75 Jun 6
    11
    GrnTea
  31. Did I make a MAJOR error?
    Did I make a MAJOR error?
    by duncannurse429 Jun 10
    3
    JustBeachyNurse
  32. Best states for new grads?ca, or, wa, nm, az..?
    Best states for new grads?ca, or, wa, nm, az..?
    by JennyandPups Mar 14
    5
    SquishyLVN
  33. New Nurse: Delegation and CNA, PCA, PCT Issues
    New Nurse: Delegation and CNA, PCA, PCT Issues
    by NERD_RN Nov 10, '12
    5
    luvcare
  34. New Grad insecurity
    New Grad insecurity
    by Alex87 Mar 10
    6
    j2mp79
  35. New Grad BSN RN...offered position into LTC post hospital unit as charge nurse
    New Grad BSN RN...offered position into LTC post hospital unit as charge nurse
    by CallMeNurseNek May 29
    23
    ricksy
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    Hang in there new Grads and New Nurses it does get better..I PROMISE
 
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