Nursing Students General Students
Published Feb 18, 2015
_zoubisoubisou_
303 Posts
I will be a new grad this Summer (BSN) and have been browsing jobs. Some say "acute care experience required/preferred". I'm wondering, if I do my senior practicum in acute care, would hiring managers consider that "experience" possibly? It'd only be about 6 weeks total.
NurseOnAMotorcycle, ASN, RN
1,066 Posts
Definitely not but definitely apply anyway. The worst they can say is "no." Right?
WookieeRN, BSN, MSN, RN
1,050 Posts
In short, no. The reasoning is simple: you are not gaining PAID experience as a RN in those 6 weeks.
HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD
9,051 Posts
PP is correct. In 'employment speak', "experience" means PAID work.
llg, PhD, RN
13,469 Posts
At my hospital, we consider those senior practicums as "semi-experience." It's not the same as real experience, but we might hire such a candidate if we liked them. You would still be a new grad and require extra orientation ... but you would probably be easier to orient than other new grads.
So go ahead and apply. Nothing to lose, and if they liked you ... you might get the job.