CalNurs

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1. New Grad RN-->No Jobs, Then what?

   CalNurs replied to lperkrn's topic in Career Support

   Thanks for those kind words Cyram Only way this vicious cycle can stop is if all our Nursing schools shutdown for atleast 2-3 years. But we know they will never do that. I am seeing the ads for RN, BSN, MSN programs all around me .. even here at alln...

2. New graduate LPNs: any luck finding jobs.

   CalNurs replied to myperads's topic in North Carolina

   Try to relocate outside USA. There is true shortage of nurses in Third World countries (esp in South America and India). You can keep on searching and waiting here in US but it may be a while before you can find anything. In the mean time you are wa...

3. New Grad RN-->No Jobs, Then what?

   CalNurs replied to lperkrn's topic in Career Support

   Yes I did the whole llinked-in, facebook, twitter route. Tried extensive networking ... joined local religious groups, churchs, borderline cults and even offered to convert to Judaism (if they can offer me a job as an RN in a certain Jewish Sounding ...

4. Frustrated New Grad LPN with NO experience

   CalNurs replied to Happynurs3's topic in Job Hunt

   Oh yeah and to top it off ... All those new grads RN/LPN from last batches who are searching actively ... be ready next batch of freshly graduated RN/LPN will be joining the unemployment and would be competing with you in about a month or so. Hundred...

5. That is IT; have had it with nursing...I'm going insane!

   CalNurs replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

   Oh Please grow up ... OP is correct and all the power to him/her ... just ask any of us "Thousands of New Grad RN/LPNs" who were advised by the Senior Nurses and Academia of this "Noble" Profession to take it up because there is "Severe Shortage" of ...

6. Quit new job after 2 days.

   CalNurs replied to fleetfoxRN's topic in International

   Expect this trend to continue ... More and more such facilities are likly to exploit the New Grads ... Here in So Cal one of the better known Hospitals have recently laid off almost all of their CNAs. They are now openly putting New Grad RNs and LPNs...

7. Frustrated New Grad LPN with NO experience

   CalNurs replied to Happynurs3's topic in Job Hunt

   As a "new grad RN who is looking for a job for the past 1 year", my advise would be Run Away and Stay Away from any Nursing Classes / Certifications / License ... unless untill the school gives a written Moneyback Gurantee to get you an RN job upon ...

8. New Grad RN-->No Jobs, Then what?

   CalNurs replied to lperkrn's topic in Career Support

   Long Time Reader First Time Poster. I graduated from RN program last year and have been searching for the job in California. After almost 1 year of extensive search in San Diego, OC, LA, Bakersfield, SLO, Salinas, SFO and beyond, I have decided to gi...