I want to be proactive while earning my ADN....

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I am currently in nursing school at a community college. While I plan on getting my BSN after I graduate, I am frustrated at the thought of not being able to find a job with just my ADN. I know new BSN grads that can't even find work. I am currently a CNA at a LTC facility and hope to work in a hospital soon. I am trying to be as proactive as possible and form relationships now while I am still in school. Does anyone have any suggestions of other things I can do to get my foot in the door? Any suggestions are appreciated!

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Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine.

What state are you in? I'm an ADN grad and I was able to find a job at a hospital with no issues. I had to sign a contract stating I'd finish my BSN within 4 years of my start date.

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Specializes in Emergency, LTC.

Same here. I graduate from my ADN program December 2016 and was recently hired at a magnet hospital...they said they hire ADN nurses but you must sign a contract promising to earn your BSN within 5yrs of graduating.

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Depends on your area.

I am an ADN nurse and when I graduated (2 years ago) I had 6 places call me for an interview. And that's a common thing with having to have your BSN in 5 years. Just about every facility I applied to required that.

I start in January at WGU to get my BSN :)

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I am in NJ

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I am in NJ

Gotcha. My cousin lives there. She has a BSN and it was very difficult for her to find a job. Took her nearly a year.

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I graduate Dec 2016 as well. I applied at a hospital as a CNA and was told that they don't like to hire nursing students because they are not taking any new grads.

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That doesn't make me feel any better haha

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That doesn't make me feel any better haha

Wasn't supposed to. Just a small dose of reality

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I'm in NJ and haven't heard of that much difficulty except for NP level. But this depends on the school. Schools affiliated with hospital chains have graduates more likely to be hired. There's a large amount of Rutgers graduated nurses who don't get jobs for up to a year.

Btw if you want to get in a hospital, get in the systems. Like north NJ is dominated by Atlantic health, while south is by Meridian. Get your foot in the door at one of these hospitals if your school has no affiliations.

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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

Why are you getting "JUST" your ADN degree then?

I am currently in nursing school at a community college. While I plan on getting my BSN after I graduate, I am frustrated at the thought of not being able to find a job with just my ADN. I know new BSN grads that can't even find work. I am currently a CNA at a LTC facility and hope to work in a hospital soon. I am trying to be as proactive as possible and form relationships now while I am still in school. Does anyone have any suggestions of other things I can do to get my foot in the door? Any suggestions are appreciated!
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I mean that I want to work in a hospital while I get BSN.

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