New to Nevada Nursing

Hello all! I am a recent BSN graduate from Colorado State. I moved here with my spouse and we now live in Las Vegas. I am looking for a new grad training program. It is interesting to me that in a city of this size how hard it is to find an employer willing to train a new grad. There is opportunities for new grads all over, but I can't find them here. I dont want to relocate because we have a lot of family we like to be close to here. I have a good base of nursing knowledge, but we all know there is only so much you can learn in nursing school. I have applied to 4 hospitals and a home health agency and so far only the home health agency and Sunrise have been willing to talk to me. One hospital said they do not hire new grads. Its almost as if everyone wants you wrapped up in a little box fully trained having every credential under the sun, but you got to start somewhere.
I have found that with the people who have responded to me they say they do not post their new grad positions? They mention to me that to get one you have to dig as I have been doing? Kind of makes me leery? As a new grad coming here is there anything I should be leery or concerned about? I dont want to sign a contract with someone and then find a horrible working environment, politics gone mad, high staff turnovers? I also am leery about what to ask about these things and not ask in my interview.
I thought that coming here there would be a lot of nursing opportunities for new grads, but there isn't or I am just not looking in the right places. I dont want to have my being naive and new to the profession murder me with the first job I take. My last job as an LPN was a nightmare, high staff turnover, the politics were horrible, and I was in training and the saying "nurses eat their young" happened a lot! There is a lot of nursing jobs here, but they all want experience. Experience I want to gain!
Also I am prepping for state boards? any advice would be great. I am taking Kaplan just trying to do the best I can.

Mr. Vegas RN

Thanks for your input guys. Dont take everything I say as gospel. Its just what I see so far. Remember I was an LPN in Colorado and I just moved here. There are probably resources out here I haven't found yet. my LPN job in Colorado was rough, I want a challenge and I want to learn. I am willing to admit when I am wrong, and I am not afraid to ask questions. I think if you have that attitude you will always be ok. I have a job interview with sunrise monday. I am sure they would not be hiring new grads into their program unless they had the means to be sure you were competent and ready by the end of it. I feel that in the long run once I figure it all out this will be a great place to work. There is a lot of work to be done here. I try to stay optimistic. Knowing many people come onto this site to vent a bad day they had. The fact is we all have bad days. We have a stressful profession. If you never take the bull by the horns and try even if its as scary as hell you will never know what you can do. I bet that those guys storming the beach at Normandy were scared to death, the odds against them surviving were huge, but some made it across! I will keep you all posted on my job search saga. I am sure that the same problems nurses face here are the same as what I dealt with in Colorado, the difference is I have learned how Colorado does things. I am still trying to figure out how to get to the grocery store here. If the job sounds legit I say "bring it on!"
good luck in school guys! thanks for the encouragement and help!

Hello all! I am a recent BSN graduate from Colorado State. I moved here with my spouse and we now live in Las Vegas. I am looking for a new grad training program. It is interesting to me that in a city of this size how hard it is to find an employer willing to train a new grad. There is opportunities for new grads all over, but I can't find them here. I dont want to relocate because we have a lot of family we like to be close to here. I have a good base of nursing knowledge, but we all know there is only so much you can learn in nursing school. I have applied to 4 hospitals and a home health agency and so far only the home health agency and Sunrise have been willing to talk to me. One hospital said they do not hire new grads. Its almost as if everyone wants you wrapped up in a little box fully trained having every credential under the sun, but you got to start somewhere.
I have found that with the people who have responded to me they say they do not post their new grad positions? They mention to me that to get one you have to dig as I have been doing? Kind of makes me leery? As a new grad coming here is there anything I should be leery or concerned about? I dont want to sign a contract with someone and then find a horrible working environment, politics gone mad, high staff turnovers? I also am leery about what to ask about these things and not ask in my interview.
I thought that coming here there would be a lot of nursing opportunities for new grads, but there isn't or I am just not looking in the right places. I dont want to have my being naive and new to the profession murder me with the first job I take. My last job as an LPN was a nightmare, high staff turnover, the politics were horrible, and I was in training and the saying "nurses eat their young" happened a lot! There is a lot of nursing jobs here, but they all want experience. Experience I want to gain!
Also I am prepping for state boards? any advice would be great. I am taking Kaplan just trying to do the best I can.

Mr. Vegas RN

Hello all! I am a recent BSN graduate from Colorado State. I moved here with my spouse and we now live in Las Vegas. I am looking for a new grad training program. It is interesting to me that in a city of this size how hard it is to find an employer willing to train a new grad. There is opportunities for new grads all over, but I can't find them here. I dont want to relocate because we have a lot of family we like to be close to here. I have a good base of nursing knowledge, but we all know there is only so much you can learn in nursing school. I have applied to 4 hospitals and a home health agency and so far only the home health agency and Sunrise have been willing to talk to me. One hospital said they do not hire new grads. Its almost as if everyone wants you wrapped up in a little box fully trained having every credential under the sun, but you got to start somewhere.
I have found that with the people who have responded to me they say they do not post their new grad positions? They mention to me that to get one you have to dig as I have been doing? Kind of makes me leery? As a new grad coming here is there anything I should be leery or concerned about? I dont want to sign a contract with someone and then find a horrible working environment, politics gone mad, high staff turnovers? I also am leery about what to ask about these things and not ask in my interview.
I thought that coming here there would be a lot of nursing opportunities for new grads, but there isn't or I am just not looking in the right places. I dont want to have my being naive and new to the profession murder me with the first job I take. My last job as an LPN was a nightmare, high staff turnover, the politics were horrible, and I was in training and the saying "nurses eat their young" happened a lot! There is a lot of nursing jobs here, but they all want experience. Experience I want to gain!
Also I am prepping for state boards? any advice would be great. I am taking Kaplan just trying to do the best I can.

Mr. Vegas RN

Good Luck on your interview at Spring Valley I hear it's a nice hospital. Keep us posted!

Hi there,
I am a new grad also; just got hired at Mountainview Hospital (mountainview is Sunrise's sister hospital)--they have a "rolling" hiring for new grads (not all at once, like the Valley hospitals) Valley hires new grads also.

If you haven't taken the NCLEX yet, I have 2 books I would be glad to sell you for $20 (I paid around $90 for them) All have CD's, no writing. I passed the NCLEX, 2 weeks ago, by studying from them, in 75 questions flat.
The Kaplan book is really good.

Good luck, keep us posted on your job search.

Mountainview...cool. That was my next place to apply. How long did it take them to get back to you & let you know that you were hired?