Teaching hospital vs regular hospital for new grad?

U.S.A. Maryland

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Hi all,

I will graduating in May with my BSN and will be looking for a job in Maryland (baltimore, bowie, laurel, silver spring, and anne arundel area). I really want the best learning transition from student to nurse. Should I focus primarily on teaching hospitals? Or will I be able to make a smooth transition in a regular hospital? And this may be a dumb question but are teaching hospitals the only hospitals that have new grad nurse residency programs?

thanks

No offense but at this point in time it doesn't matter. New grad jobs are hard to find. Gone are the days where a new nurse could pick and choose where to work. Apply to both and hope for the best. I would say a teaching hospital but go with the one that is actually hiring new grads and make sure you have a leg up on the other people applying for the position.

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If you're fortunate enough to make a choice, choose an academic center. Mostly, though, you just need to get hired anywhere at this point.

A long program of orientation/residency/Versant/etc is ideal but the market for new grads hasn't been ideal for over three years.

Straight up: Take anything you can get.

thanks

No offense but at this point in time it doesn't matter. New grad jobs are hard to find. Gone are the days where a new nurse could pick and choose where to work. Apply to both and hope for the best. I would say a teaching hospital but go with the one that is actually hiring new grads and make sure you have a leg up on the other people applying for the position.

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lol "leg up" i wish...no health care experience :-(

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