New Grad Nurses struggling to find jobs - CNN Reporter wants to hear from you

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DoGoodThenGo

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It all does seem rather uneven with no rhyme or reason as to whom is hired.

On the NY local forum you hear new grads wailing about their fate, others have been hired if not a once perhaps several weeks or months after gaining licensure. One new *male* nurse just peeped up he has not one but two full time gigs at top NYC hospitals. Go figure.

IKnowYouRider

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Just posted my story. Felt good.

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN

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Hi,

I have been a nurse for 20+ years. Due to an accident injury and a health issue, I can no longer work the floor. I am having just as hard a time as the new grads trying to find a job that is not on the floor...and I have my Masters! How about us with this issue? I have lots of interviews and then nothing. I feel like as soon as a couple of the major health systems in my area get my resume`, they toss it out and sending the reject letter! I was perfectly qualified for one position and found out later it went to a new grad! I feel very discriminated against. I am not the only one with this issue either. If so many places won't hire the new grads and won't hire experienced nurses like me, what the heck do they want?

Thank you,

Sandra Arens MSN RN

fill out the form maybe it will give her another point of view

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN

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I was fortunate enough to find a job after 6 months. It was a struggle, even with finishing a BSN. I've also had experienced nurses tell me that they are having a hard time finding work because hospitals don't want to pay for experience. I think it's time for schools and hospital administrators to be honest and stop telling people that there is a nursing shortage.
tell her fill out the form!!!!

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN

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Just posted my story. Felt good.
good for you!!!!

Susie2310

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Hi,

I have been a nurse for 20+ years. Due to an accident injury and a health issue, I can no longer work the floor. I am having just as hard a time as the new grads trying to find a job that is not on the floor...and I have my Masters! How about us with this issue? I have lots of interviews and then nothing. I feel like as soon as a couple of the major health systems in my area get my resume`, they toss it out and sending the reject letter! I was perfectly qualified for one position and found out later it went to a new grad! I feel very discriminated against. I am not the only one with this issue either. If so many places won't hire the new grads and won't hire experienced nurses like me, what the heck do they want?

Thank you,

Sandra Arens MSN RN

In my area a representative of one of the largest health care businesses stated recently that they require 2-5 years of nursing experience for most of their nursing positions. My interpretation is that they largely don't want the expense and inconvenience of training new graduates and primarily want nurses who are already trained at a functional level, currently employed and current in their practice. I further interpret this to mean that they do not generally seek nurses with greater than five years experience as these nurses will usually command a higher salary and may be more of an unknown quantity in terms of age, health, previous work related injuries, etc., and would thus likely be a more expensive employee. I heard of an older, experienced nurse who was hired there recently due to having the right connections.

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Way to go Brian and AN. I hope this promotes change! Good luck everyone !!!!

CapeCodMermaid, RN

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Why are nursing new grads any different from any other group of new grads? Lots of newly graduated people are having a hard time finding a job in this economy.

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Why are nursing new grads any different from any other group of new grads? Lots of newly graduated people are having a hard time finding a job in this economy.

I'll take a stab at this one ... all over the media for years they have been advertising how there is a nursing shortage. They encourage people to go into nursing because you can supposedly makes lots of money ... but obviously how do you make money when no one wants to hire a new nurse? In addition, nursing school is very different from all other undergrad programs. I know because I have a previous bachelor's degree. You are trained specifically for one profession and there is not much else you can do employment-wise outside of that degree unless you seek additional training and education in other fields. You bring up a valid point, CapeCodMermaid, but I do strongly feel that there is a difference between new nurses and all other new grads.

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There is a nursing shortage - there are plenty of hospitals all over the country operating with high patient to nurse ratios, but I think they are doing so by choice. In light of recent healthcare legislation, the industry seems to be tightening their purse strings while waiting to see how it all plays out. I think that as increasing numbers of people gain access to healthcare that they haven't had access to under the current health insurance structure, we will see some significant changes in the hiring trends for nurses.

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I was fortunate enough to find a job a month after I graduated, but went through several application processes. In the end I quit two minimally stressful jobs, accumulated thousands of dollars in debt, and ended up with a job that only paid $4 more an hour than one job, and $2 less than my second. I work 10-16 hours a day 5 days a week, and the stress of the responsibilities and expectations is enormous. In 4 months I've reached the same burnout point it took 6 years to reach in my last 2 jobs.

NursingBro

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I got my license on Dec. 4 and to this date not a single call. I have submitted numerous online applications and have walked in asking for applications and open positions.

Its so hard to find a LVN job as a new grad with no medical work experience.

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