How do new grad Nurses that don't have BSN manage to survive this job market ?

[Wannabenurseneko]

Most places are now requiring New grad nurses to have BSN , I am not a nurse yet nor am I finished with my prerequisites ,but it scares me; To think after I graduate from nursing school I will not be able to find a job . My questions are if you are a New grad ADN how did you manage to beat the odds to find a job and gain experience ? , also are there other fields besides the hospital that New grad ADNs can again work experience in ?; Or are ADNs doomed to be jobless after graduating .

[MinneNurse, BSN, RN]

The trend is definitely shifting towards hospitals "preferring" new grads have their BSN, but I think it just depends where you live.

If you know where you plan on working, check available job postings at local facilities and see the requirements they list. Call the HR department and ask if they hire ADN new grads, if there are any units/areas they won't hire them into, and what (if any) requirements they have for ADN RNs (1 year experience, etc).

In my state most acute care facilities require new hire ADNs to obtain their BSN within 3-6 years. Some will only hire new grad ADNs if they are already enrolled into a BSN program. At the facility I work at, they will hire ADN new grads into med/surg units but new grads wanting to work in critical care areas or the ED typically must have a BSN. They have hired new grad ADNs into those areas who worked on that unit as a LPN or PCA however.

I know other facilities in my area that don't hire new grad ADNs into acute care/hospital positions unless they already work at that hospital, so maybe consider finding a part-time position where you want to work?

If you want to work near your current school, ask the nursing department for stats on how many of their new grads find jobs after graduation and where they are working.

Best of luck to you!

[CKPM2RN, ASN, EMT-P]

I'm getting constant job offers for the Dakotas, Nebraska, and equal locations. I just got one from a hospital system in Alabama. I'm an ADN and there are a ton of options. Perhaps not exactly where one may want to work, but there are jobs for the taking out there.

[yli08]

Is the job market improving any for new grads?

[infinity_rn_]

I was hired as an ADN RN at my hospital, but I also was finishing up my BSN, and I was a LPN for a few years previous to that. So resume experience helps also.

[kimpossible4real]

It certainly isn't like it was in the past with open positions. Even internal applicants have a difficult time moving to

other areas.

[glowbug, BSN, RN]

I feel like it doesn't matter whether or not you have your ASN or BSN; its just hard to find a job period . I have friends who graduated in 2016, who still do not have their first nursing job, but I live in DFW, where there are nursing schools everywhere. So you have to compete with everyone in your class as well as prior classes & students a semester ahead of you to land a job. It really just depends on where you live. On top of that, if the hospital has great benefits & treats the nurses well, you can bet that there will be little to no job openings, for new grads or experienced nurses for that matter. I worked in a unit as a PCT, where the nurses all had been there for more than 15+ years, they did not hire any new grads in fact none of the med/surg units did because the nurses stay! So, I had to seek employment elsewhere once I graduated, but at least I received some great recommendations & assistance from my coworkers.