no new grads allowed in hospitals?

[ramosyasmin16]

If most of new grads not allowed in Hospitals, where do they work to get the experience? For example, to work in L&D?

[runsalot]

New Grad here. Working in a hospital. Neuro icu.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

If most of new grads not allowed in Hospitals, where do they work to get the experience? For example, to work in L&D?

It's not that new grads are "not allowed in hospitals". It is, however, increasingly difficult for new grads to find hospital employment as there are usually far more of them than there are vacant job openings.

Some hospitals have programs specifically for new grads, some do not. Some take on more new grads than other places, depending on their staffing needs. Some hire into specialty units, some have so much competition that they'll only take on experienced nurses for those jobs.

You might find employment as a new grad in a hospital, you might not. MUCH depends on the area in which you are seeking employment. Some regions are saturated with new nurses, others will still hire into specialty areas right after graduation. "It depends" is really the phrase!

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

New grads are allowed in hospitals. New grads across the US were hired by various hospital systems this year and are working.

However, due to the economic slump of several years ago, some hospital systems have been reluctant to hire new grad nurses because:

1. They are very expensive to train and precept

2. A small number of new grads never 'catch on'

3. They tend to quit before the hospital receives a return on investment (read: many new grads do not stay at their first jobs longer than 2 years)

For these reasons, many hospital recruiters and HR managers play it safe by hiring experienced nurses who have a proven track record and will not require an expensive orientation period.

[adpiRN]

I was hired into L&D as a new BSN grad.

[CardiacKittyRN]

I think it depends on the facility and where you're located.The hospital I work in hires new grads all the time.. Not very often into speciality units, like L&D, CPCU, and ICU, but it does happen...

[Stephalump]

In my area it's not horribly difficult for new grads in general - it's difficult for new grad ADNs. So they get experience wherever they can while they work on their BSNs - hospice, rehab, psych, LTAC, nursing homes, home health, private duty, corrections... many, many options.

A few of my friends worked as birthing assistants at a local birthing center.

[firstinfamily, RN]

Most of the new grads in the area where I live were employed as Nurse Techs and when completed Nursing College were able to stay with the same employer as nurses and some even in specialty areas.

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

What area do you live OP?

[ramosyasmin16]

Sacramento

[That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

3. They tend to quit before the hospital receives a return on investment (read: many new grads do not stay at their first jobs longer than 2 years)

I was one of those and not ashamed at all of it. I got my experience and left as fast as I could. The hospital I worked for had a "new grad program" but the staffing, pay etc etc were all so terrible there was no reason to stay. Its shooting yourself in the foot over and over expecting a different outcome each time.

[Not_A_Hat_Person, RN]

Many new grads start in LTC.