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  1. Nov 19, '09 by ttreeds
    Reading this article definitely shed some light on some of the questions that have been racing through my mind, and helped ease some of my frustrations. This article was written by an RN, a healthcare management consultant. Click the link and read the article and please share your thoughts )

    http://www.solutionsoutsidethebox.ne..._Graduates.pdf
    curiosity123, CaliAliRN, Ginger's Mom, and 1 other like this.

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    Nov 19, '09 by llg
    The author says exactly what a lot of us experienced nurses have been saying all year.
    MedSurgeMess likes this.
  4. Nov 19, '09 by AB normalRN
    very nice article... i too am also having a hard time looking for a job.. since iam a new grad.. i wonder what the rn recruiter asks during interviews.. anyone?
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    Nov 19, '09 by TheCommuter
    Quote from ttreeds
    please share your thoughts )
    I think that the article's author hit the nail directly on the head. She is spot on.
    MedSurgeMess likes this.
  6. Nov 20, '09 by HeartsOpenWide
    Wow, tell me something I don't know. Nothing she mentioned that I have not already been saying for months; she just explains in nicely. Couldn't be more accurate.
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  7. Nov 20, '09 by job2010
    Nice article, but nothing that make me feels better!! Sorry.
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    Nov 21, '09 by Meriwhen
    Good article, but nothing in there we didn't already know. Though perhaps seeing what everyone has been saying here in print in a real magazine will help those who don't understand finally understand.
    prinsessa likes this.
  9. Nov 21, '09 by Mariposa2009
    I'm a new grad and I believe I got my job b/c I was flexible. I was up against many experienced nurses, but b/c I was willing to work weekends, holidays, nights, I got the job. I don't understand how new nurses can be so picky, it really does not make any sense to me. Granted, I would prefer to work in an acute care setting, but that wasn't happening anytime soon. So, I decided to apply to LTCFs/SNFs to at least gain some experience as an RN. And, believe it or not, I truly enjoy it and am grateful to have a job.
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  10. Nov 21, '09 by laydiebuug,LPN
    Very good article, even though I have secured a job before graduation. I am already planning to begin classed in january to study for my RN, I am finishing up my LPN, and I am going to take some other courses such as billing and coding and phlebodomy and get state lisenced. I think that you just have to get creative in making yourself stand out as a new grad.
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    Nov 21, '09 by itsmejuli
    I agree with the article, its spot on.

    I don't expect to have much difficulty finding a job when I graduate. I'm single, kids grown and I can relocate anywhere in the country. Plus I'm not particular about which floor I'm assigned to.

    I still wonder about online nursing education vs classroom. I've chosen classroom.