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Hey everyone! I was just wondering where a new graduate can work after they finish their BSN in college? What is really common currently? Thanks! :D

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Unemployment is common unfortunately...or thousands of applicants for hundreds of new graduate residency program positions.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

Truly, nothing is "common." There appear to be isolated areas in the US that continue to hire new grads, but you must look hard to find them.

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Specializes in ICU, ED, Trauma, Transplant.

I think you're willing to move anywhere to get experience then you shouldn't have a tremendously difficult time, but it seems that unemployment IS common. When I graduated from nursing school in 2004, it was tough to find a full time benefitted position in my little town. I ended up taking an on-call gig at the only hospital in the area to get my foot in the door for a full time job. If I was willing to move (I was 19 when I graduated and wasn't ready to move to another state all by myself yet), I had the opportunity to work in Ketchikan, Alaska. Many new grads are into their second careers, married to spouses with a steady job, or have children. All of that makes the idea of relocating not very appealing to many of them.

I know this is a deeply personal choice, but would you consider joining the military? When I decided that I wanted to be an RN, I made the choice to go to a community college nursing program close to home as soon as I could so I would start getting bedside experience as soon as possible, then work slowly up to getting my bachelors from there. Before I was accepted, I was seriously considering the military route because I know that the military produces very competent, skilled nurses. Two of my cousins are in the Navy, and one is a Navy doctor and one is a Navy nurse practitioner. I really found their paths admirable and was willing to commit to such a path once I turned 18. But once I found out I was accepted into my nursing program when I was 17 and would graduate at 19, there was no contest. If I didn't have the opportunity to start nursing school like I ended up doing, I would have probably joined the military and tried to reach my goals from there. I don't know you personally and have no idea what you think of the military, but I think that might kind of path towards becoming a nurse would be more realistic for you if you're interested in it because you're still a young whippersnapper. ;) I think YOU have an edge because of your age, because it allows you to have a lot of personal freedom that many new nurses don't have.

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Depends. There's the regional employment issue. None of the December grads at my school had trouble finding work. I know of a few that got their choice job. I guess collectively the medical-surgical environment is most common. The emergency department seems like a common starting point around here for young people. In fact, that's about all you see is younger nurses in ERs around my end of the state. Nursing home management isn't terribly uncommon.

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.
Depends. There's the regional employment issue. None of the December grads at my school had trouble finding work. I know of a few that got their choice job. I guess collectively the medical-surgical environment is most common. The emergency department seems like a common starting point around here for young people. In fact, that's about all you see is younger nurses in ERs around my end of the state. Nursing home management isn't terribly uncommon.

A new grad has NO business being in nursing home management.

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I know this is a deeply personal choice, but would you consider joining the military?

Be advised that the military is not accepting new grads for the rest of the fiscal year. Recruiters are saying new grad positions will also be extremely limited the next fiscal year. (Very high retention, over abundance of new grads and budget cuts)

It may shape out to be like military JAG (Judge Advocate General). Military needs them, but there too many new graduates for such few openings.

It's something to keep in mind. The military is not a sure thing like it used to be and recruiting may still be tight when you finish school.

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Be advised that the military is not accepting new grads for the rest of the fiscal year. Recruiters are saying new grad positions will also be extremely limited the next fiscal year. (Very high retention, over abundance of new grads and budget cuts)

It may shape out to be like military JAG (Judge Advocate General). Military needs them, but there too many new graduates for such few openings.

It's something to keep in mind. The military is not a sure thing like it used to be and recruiting may still be tight when you finish school.

I can confirm this after meeting with USAF, Army, Navy recruiters - all of them before graduation. They pretty much don't want new grads and the ones they take don't get nearly the incentives they used to get. For example the Navy used to offer 20-30k sign bonus now only 10k (and the recruiter said that may even go away). After taxes 7k is one months wages at some hospitals.

If you do look military get some experience first.

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A new grad has NO business being in nursing home management.

Nobody else wants to do it.

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It may shape out to be like military JAG (Judge Advocate General). Military needs them, but there too many new graduates for such few openings.

Right. I wanted to go to law school and be a JAG. Law school is a poor investment right now. So I changed my career to nursing. :rolleyes:

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.
Nobody else wants to do it.

That is untrue.

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That is untrue.

Do you live where I live? Likely not with the name fix of Cape Cod and Mermaid. :rolleyes:

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