Do grades really matter to future employers?

Depends on what hospital you are going to apply to.

All my friends are nurses now and nobody asked them their GPA.

It could when it comes to New Graduate hospital programs. They will ask for transcripts, official or unofficial, gpa 3.0+, etc.. Other than this scenario, in my opinion, to ask for grades would just be silly!

Employers don't ask about grades or GPA, they just need to know that you are licensed and your background check comes back clean.

grades are not as important to the employer as whether or not you have a license. However, grades MAY be important in getting the license, in doing the job well after you are licensed and in furthering your education.

My new grad residency program asked for GPA and transcripts. I don't know how much it played into hiring decisions.

Our residency won't accept anyone with less than a 3.0 which shouldn't be too hard.

so, most places required for you to be in a graduate nurse residency/internship and most of them a programs that you have to "get in to". they are competitive as you do have to turn in your exit exam score, transcripts, letters of recommendations, ect. if i were you, i would try my best to make better grades. i was in the same predicament as you are and am having trouble getting into a program because of my gpa. good luck!

My new grad residency program asked for GPA and transcripts. I don't know how much it played into hiring decisions.

I got hired into a "new grad residency" with a 2.89, so I guess my grades were ok?

Thank you everyone for the information :) it was really helpful!

if u want to apply for new grad programs then yes. some programs require atleast 3.0 GPAs. but in my opinion just survive nursing school and work on ur networking skills while in the program. talk to nursing managers during clinicals, volunteer and make connections. because when u graduate ur connections will help u find a job and not ur GPA.