Re: New Grad...A must read!!!

To get through school I am working as a CNA in our local ED. Ultimately, that is where I want to be and hopefully I can just transition into an RN position. For those who may be getting close to new grad status it is one route to look at as far as "foot in the door" is concerned.

Re: New Grad...A must read!!!

smn2009 is the typical way nurses act and react that entitles "seasoned" nurses to the title of "eating their own young. Constantly snapping, constantly angry although they don't think they are. It's a wonder that they do bedside care! Typing stuff in bold and red. Maybe they're not on the internet enough but generally suggests that they aren't calm, and since red is the color that tends to incite anger and high blood pressure would lead you to believe that her blood pressure has risen! In the general hospital mileu you never see bright read around because it is proven to raise blood pressure. lol. (laugh on line, in case smn2009 doesn't know what that means, since they obviously have no since of online etiquette.)

I'm sorry to be so rude, but I have been a victim of nurse back biting in several institutions. The last institution I left and ended up in a depression because I couldn't get a job with only 8 months experience. And trust me honey, after 6 months many do look at you as seasoned, although by most standards you ARE NOT! I was treated this way in an emergency room coming from a small telemetry unit. After about 6 weeks they started to complain that I was slow! I was thinking, I STILL NEED TRAINING! I'm still unsure of meds to give! I'm still unsure of certain patients, I don't have that 6th sense yet! of course I'm slow! But now it's impossible to get a job even with 1 year experience unless you know someone who can get you in. Being a new grad BLOWS.

I plan on going back to school and hopefully getting into hosptal administration and preventing these backbiting nurses from eating ALL their young and ending up in with more of a shortage of nurses than they ever imagined. The way younger nurses are treated is horrendous! After all my years in college there are many days I regret getting into this field. I don't think it gets any better until after 3 years, or until all the miserable backbiting nurses have retired.

Then again that may never happen because younger nurses after being beat up on by the older nurses are starting to show some of the same characteristics! Look up "i hate nursing" online. You'll see hundreds of new grads and nice people stuck in this mean profession that are sick of it just like I am.

Re: New Grad...A must read!!!

One of my classmates was in a new grad program that didn't work out for her. While she was looking for a second new grad position she was told that you are no longer a new grad after 12 months out.

I think when this economic downturn is headed back up, the hospitals will be hungry for nurses of any experience again. Right now the nursing shortage is being masked in some places. Hang in there.

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I actually did hear some disturbing news from the hospital I am working at. They say they are only going to hire BSN employees and NOT those who hold an ADN. tsk tsk.

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I am a "seasoned" old nurse. Sadly I have read so much confusion concerning new hires.
Firstly, there is NO shortage of nurses....There was just a shortage of working nurses with active licemses. How do I know? I was recruited back to nursing by a Roberts Wood Johnson seminar for active licensed nurses who were not working . There were about ten of us in attendance and we were told there were 40 thousand active licensed R Ns in our tri state corner of the world. This was about 7 years ago.
Now it seems the gov got the message across as did the PR to the public .......and I am now hearing that new BSN Grads cannot find work.
Truth is our economy is sliding due to the redistribution of the global economy put in place in '98. A level economic playing field is needed for the global governance of a global economy and since the US was on the top of the heap we were slated to come down......Outsourcing ,insourcing and downsizing is the name of the game . Anything to save money in order to compete with the rest of the world for profits. Although healthcare fields are last to show since we need people here to care for our own, hospitals have been in the the same cost cutting game...So many unemployed people went to school for nursing since it showed the best promise for work and salary as advertised by career counselors and colleges...but the truth is.......LTC and hospitals are operating with minimal staffing compared to the old days so not many staffers either want to or have time to Orient a new grad.
Nursing is a tough job which has increased in stress due to new technologies and increased responsibilities ..........but mostly due to decreased staffing for cost cutting purposes and higher profits.
We all remember the endless surveys that we had to fill out thirty years ago on the floors. All drawn up by the financial economic people hired to cost cut and save time and money for the hospitals.90% of all LTC are understaffed now with high turnovers and it is going to get worse because of Medicare cuts.
Three or four years ago the Bilderberg Group met in Canada and what came out of that meeting struck a nerve in me. "Healthcare workers in the USA make too much money compared to the rest of the world."
Nurses can be a nasty group that ,'eat our own' because of this and because so many have gone into nursing just for a job ,rather than the bulk of compassionate advocates who signed on decades ago.
My hair is white but my memory is still sharp as are my observational skills.I really found it sad but typical in the workplace too , to read the argument on this thread.
There was a time when kindness and help was extended between nurses on the floors.......now there are more jabs and gripes. I blame the gov/economy and the medical facilities for increasing stress for increased profits and everyone is suffering including the patients.There are probably no nurses residing in tent cities yet , but I fear the day will come for this profession too as clolleges ,vo techs and online courses produce a glut here also along with the foriegn gals who are given social security perks to fill the created and alleged void.

Re: New Grad...A must read!!!

Originally Posted by Bre14

As a new grad here in Cali, the SF bay actually, I thought I'd hit up every hospital.. then if nothing panned out I'd start hitting SNFs. Well I have personally walked into every almost every hospital in the bay area or applied online. I started going city to city everyday dressed up and applying at SNFs. I was shocked at how hard even getting hired at a SNF is right now. In my opinion, I think we should take a job at a SNf or LTC. I would hope that future hospital employers would look at the fact that in this economy we were able to find nursing work no matter where it is as a positive thing. I have many many classmates who are not working or doing various jobs that are in no way related to nursing. While the road to our ideal nursing job might be a longer one I believe we will get there. These are hard times.
I also have an interview tomorrow and a second interview at another facility.. send me some good vibes por favor.

Hey Bre14,
Just curious to what facilities you were able to be land interviews at....and Good Luck to them as well!!! Did you still hit up hospitals (not SNFs)???? If you did, was it any help?? Thanks and hope to hear from you soon!

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Thank You RN's

Can you tell me what is the Versant Program ?"

Re: New Grad...A must read!!!

Originally Posted by sugarcoated

Thank You RN's

Can you tell me what is the Versant Program ?"

Hey sugarcoated,
Versant programs are RN Residency Programs for New Grads. "It is a comprehensive, evidence-based onboarding of new graduate nurses that helps them gain the experience, judgment, skills and confidence they need to navigate the complexity of hospital life. Entering the professional world as novices, Residents progress to the competent level quickly, safely and efficiently."
Not all hospitals offer it, but if you go to their site: www.versant.org it'll let you know which hospitals in every state offers it. Good luck to us all still looking!!!!

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Thank You XNurse415X for your info and for responding so quickly.

Re: New Grad...A must read!!!

Originally Posted by sugarcoated

Thank You XNurse415X for your info and for responding so quickly.

Hey sugarcoated,
You're very welcome!!!!