Choices of an international nurse.

BxRN718, ADN, BSN · May 6, 2020

Hi ,

when I first started nursing in New York City I had a difficult time finding hospital based work due to facilities wanting experience . My advice would be to apply to facilities and areas of your preferences first since some are lucky to get hired as new grads ( city hospitals tend to hire new grads more often) . If you don’t hear back apply to nursing homes to get some experience under your belt to re-apply to facilities you want to work at. Every specialty in the hospital has pros and cons , I preferred ER since it’s fast paced and the shift goes by quickly. Some prefer pacu/ICU/or/cath lab since you deal with a certain amount of pt. It’s all boils down to what setting you want to work in and what type of pace you can handle. Much success in your job hunt .

Flavor · Jun 1, 2020

On 5/6/2020 at 4:58 PM, BxRN718 said:
Hi ,
when I first started nursing in New York City I had a difficult time finding hospital based work due to facilities wanting experience . My advice would be to apply to facilities and areas of your preferences first since some are lucky to get hired as new grads ( city hospitals tend to hire new grads more often) . If you don’t hear back apply to nursing homes to get some experience under your belt to re-apply to facilities you want to work at. Every specialty in the hospital has pros and cons , I preferred ER since it’s fast paced and the shift goes by quickly. Some prefer pacu/ICU/or/cath lab since you deal with a certain amount of pt. It’s all boils down to what setting you want to work in and what type of pace you can handle. Much success in your job hunt .

Thank you for your feed back. I'm in a nursing home waiting for an opening in the hospital. Struggling with confidence thou! I dont know I don't know if it's normal!