[britney_RN]

Originally Posted by felixfelix

it costs close to $30k to train a new grad, so they spend the $ on travelers instead..so there's a nursing shortage, but it's healthcare industry created.

Are you serious? I'm out of orientation now and my pay for the 8 weeks of oriention hasn't been near that much. Can you break down and give me a better idea of why it costs this much? Other than normal pay, I think they paid for my Kaplan nclex review, that's about it.

[janfrn]

They are also paying the person who is preceptoring you for that time, the nurse educator who does your classroom orientation, the human resources department to process all the required paperwork and you. Remember that you are not considered in the staffing numbers while you're on orientation (meaning that you aren't carrying a full patient load and neither is your preceptor) and they are also making contributions to your pension plan, employment insurance, health insurance and any other benefits you qualify for upon hire. On my unit, the cost of orientation for a new grad is over $60K. If they quit before they've worked a single shift (which happens a lot more often than you might realize) the money has essentially been flushed down the hopper.

[PeachPie]

I live in Houston, which has about 6 nursing schools in the area. There is a huge glut of new nurses. Even the biggest county hospital has a waiting list of about 90 people. I traveled outside of the city limits and applied and now only hospitals, but smaller, less advertised facilities like LTACs. I'd call those places and get an interview set up almost immediately.

Flock to the suburbs. You'll have to drive, but it'll be experience.

[RN68Philly]

I am in the same boat as many of you, I live and went to school in philadelphia. I have been working at a sub urban hospital as a tech for 18 months in an icu. Unfortunately, they have very few jobs open, so i am forced to look elsewhere. After applying to five different hospitals and around 10 specific jobs, I have nothing to show for it! I am looking for tele or cc. I am 25, male and have a BSN from a respected University. Why is this so difficult?

EDIT - I have had my license since July 27th

Is there anyone out there who can take a look at my cover letter? It is the only thing i can think of that could be a weak link. Are registered users able to PM?

[TheCommuter]

Originally Posted by RN68Philly

Are registered users able to PM?

You need to have accrued 15 posts before you are able to send and receive PMs. In other words, you've got 14 more posts to go.

[RN68Philly]

Lol, thank you.

[HappyPediRN]

Hi. I'm going on two months with my license and I've had two interviews...zero job offers. I'm in Massachusetts and really concerned I won't be able to get a job...even RI and NH don't have any positions open for new grads...

[shanika1m1]

I had a hard time finding a job also. It seemed a lot of places wanted experienced nurses. Finally I got acll back and interviewed. I did get the job and of course 2 other jobs called right after. It was about 7 weeks I was really spazing out!