There's a few million posts about this topic already, but I just wanted to tell my story for a little validation, if nothing else. In a nutshell, I graduated earlier this year and became an RN this summer, but am still jobless. No surprise, I know. I rarely do anything risky in my life, and I almost never apply myself. But I thought a new RN license would fix those issues.
I saved up to move as close to my dream city as I could afford. I started a BSN program. I applied to literally every hospital in the area. Results? I was evicted and am now living with a friend. I earned great marks in school, but can't afford a second semester. And, as a result of my avg 12+h/day researching jobs, I experience a burning L leg pain whenever I sit down for more than an hr or so. I'm 24yo, btw. I might have a DVT, and I'm 24 years old.
I honestly don't know how to spread the blame. I hate HR, but simultaneously understand they are only following orders. Besides, only about 1/3 were blatently rude (some even seemed genuinely concerned). I hate hospitals, but understand that a new grad's training costs $12k-$88k or so. I hate the cancerous encroachment of business into the health care system, but... that's something I simply need to accept. And, of course, I hate myself for my countless mistakes and errors in judgment these past years. Wouldn't be here had I applied myself earlier in life.
Edison embraced mistakes as learning experiences. Einstein describes a person without mistakes as somebody who's never taken a risk, never tried anything new or worthwhile in their lives. And Ghandi wants me to go out of my way to change the world for the better. I wonder how bad things must be when the words of three great men cease to hold any value. Am I disillusioned by failure? Or is my perspective more realistic, for the first time?
Whatever the answer, I'm can't handle not learning anything new, and nobody's giving me the opportunity to do otherwise. I became a nurse to help and learn about people. Instead, choosing to be a nurse has me well-acquainted with failure, hopelessness, and the welfare system.
Recession-proof, indeed!
P.S. Thanks for reading this (assuming you didn't skip to this part).
Hunny, where the Heck do you live? I work in upstate NY, and if you are breathing, have a pulse, and RN after your name, you are HIRED!!!! I would gently encourage you to look other places than your "dream city" I know it's hard. I went to school full time, while I was a single parent, worked the equivilent of almost 2 full-time jobs...(I know, walked up-hill both ways to school, without shoes, lol) My point is, it can be done. Be thankful you only have yourself to look after, shake it off,forget what you potentially did "wrong". You are young, and have many years ahead of yourself. Hang in there.
There's a few million posts about this topic already, but I just wanted to tell my story for a little validation, if nothing else. In a nutshell, I graduated earlier this year and became an RN this summer, but am still jobless. No surprise, I know. I rarely do anything risky in my life, and I almost never apply myself. But I thought a new RN license would fix those issues.
I saved up to move as close to my dream city as I could afford. I started a BSN program. I applied to literally every hospital in the area. Results? I was evicted and am now living with a friend. I earned great marks in school, but can't afford a second semester. And, as a result of my avg 12+h/day researching jobs, I experience a burning L leg pain whenever I sit down for more than an hr or so. I'm 24yo, btw. I might have a DVT, and I'm 24 years old.
I honestly don't know how to spread the blame. I hate HR, but simultaneously understand they are only following orders. Besides, only about 1/3 were blatently rude (some even seemed genuinely concerned). I hate hospitals, but understand that a new grad's training costs $12k-$88k or so. I hate the cancerous encroachment of business into the health care system, but... that's something I simply need to accept. And, of course, I hate myself for my countless mistakes and errors in judgment these past years. Wouldn't be here had I applied myself earlier in life.
Edison embraced mistakes as learning experiences. Einstein describes a person without mistakes as somebody who's never taken a risk, never tried anything new or worthwhile in their lives. And Ghandi wants me to go out of my way to change the world for the better. I wonder how bad things must be when the words of three great men cease to hold any value. Am I disillusioned by failure? Or is my perspective more realistic, for the first time?
Whatever the answer, I'm can't handle not learning anything new, and nobody's giving me the opportunity to do otherwise. I became a nurse to help and learn about people. Instead, choosing to be a nurse has me well-acquainted with failure, hopelessness, and the welfare system.
Recession-proof, indeed!
P.S. Thanks for reading this (assuming you didn't skip to this part).
Get student loans and finish your BSN. I dont know if the school u hd attended offered clinical capstone in the last weeks of the program, if they do u r in luck co u choose a specific area u wanna work in and u do clinicals with the same preceptor 36hrs per week for 5 weeks. This way u cn ask the manager of the unit for s job and u will hv a better chance getting hired there since u hv been "working" there. Atleast thats how I got my job in SICU straight out of school. U hv to really impress ur preceptor though.
Specializes in Med-Surg/Peds/O.R./Legal/cardiology.
Gracian, your entire post is disjointed: from being a new RN, to hating HR, to possible DVT, to being evicted....with the title "Burned Out" I must be missing something.
Gracian, your entire post is disjointed: from being a new RN, to hating HR, to possible DVT, to being evicted....with the title "Burned Out" I must be missing something.
I work in mental health. She was really depressed when she wrote her post. And many depressed people when writing re their experiences are thinking in that downward spiral as they're writing, & that's what gets put on the page.
I had to laugh at your post ebear though! It just seemed really funny!
JDougRN, BSN, RN
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Hunny, where the Heck do you live? I work in upstate NY, and if you are breathing, have a pulse, and RN after your name, you are HIRED!!!! I would gently encourage you to look other places than your "dream city" I know it's hard. I went to school full time, while I was a single parent, worked the equivilent of almost 2 full-time jobs...(I know, walked up-hill both ways to school, without shoes, lol) My point is, it can be done. Be thankful you only have yourself to look after, shake it off,forget what you potentially did "wrong". You are young, and have many years ahead of yourself. Hang in there.