May 2009 Grads Share Ur Stats!!!!!

[wife&mommyRN]

hey allnurses,

first congrats to all of the 2009 grads :yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:. i just finished my first semester of an accelerated second career bsn program & i can't wait to be finished. i am expected to graduate in may 2010 & i plan to remain here in michigan. i have heard time and time again that there are and always will be jobs for nurses, but i am beginning to realize that is just a myth just like many circulating the field of nursing. as i read these forums it is sad to see new grads that have survived the hardships of nursing school and can't find work. i know every story is different. thats why i want to welcome the 2009 grads to share their stats & lets see are there any new grads in michigan getting jobs. thanx in advance & good luck!!!

1. when did you graduate

2. when did you begin applying for jobs

3. do u have an adn/ bsn

4. did u find a job (if so where & what unit)

5. were u employed at any other hospital (cna, tech, intern ect.)

sorry this looks like a job app.

[wife&mommyRN]

btw........ not my stats, but these r the stats of one of my friends

she graduated in may 2009 from uofm w/ a bsn, she started applying in december & landed her job in february @ st. joes in ann arbor where she worked as a nurse tech, she is on a cardiac step- down unit started in july. oakwood hospital also called her in for an interview, but she chose the first place that offered her a job.

[sweetjean143]

:redbeathe:nurse::redbeathe:nurse:

hello! i graduated in may 09. i started applying for jobs in january, but i already had a position as a student nurse associate at children's hospital of michigan. i applied for the nurse residency program there, interviewed and was hired onto the unit where i worked as a student. (hematology/oncology/nephrology) i have an adn, went to wcccd. loving my job! :heartbeat

[wife&mommyRN]

thanx for the info. sweet jean 143, i saw that residency program online & am planning on applying b4 the deadline. i did a clinical rotation @ receiving & i am set on being apart of the dmc, they r awsome. congrats on graduating & landing ur dream job :yeah:i was wondering if u don't mind me asking, how long did u work as a student nurse associate, i applied to get my feet wet before school is over, haven't heard anything back. what unit did u get? thanx again:nurse: