Do you guys see a similar problem i'm seeing with hospitals not hiring new grads these days?
Right now hospitals halt hiring new grads yet still remain way understaffed. When the budget and economic times are better, i will predict that hospitals will hire in masses. There will be a huge influx of new grads into the hospital. do you guys think the units will eventually get a little chaotic if they suddenly push 50 new people into the hospital- with fewer experienced nurses wanting to precept. I could only imagine that units will get a little crazy with so many new people on the unit (say 10 new nurses on med surg unit).
Do you guys think hospitals that are hiring new grads slowly right now are actually doing the right thing. they are slowly trying to meet their staff requirement and avoiding that huge hiring vacuum. I could only imagine how overwhelming it might be to have a dozen of inexperienced nurses on the unit all at once!
We have new grads, but we "grow" them (our hospital) There will be no sudden influx, they trickle in.
Most preferable that way. Too many new grads equal many, many problems.
We're learned our lesson.
I am just lucky enough to say that we do not, have never, don't ever plan to hire new grads in our area (post op).
I am so glad that "new grads GrOW" in your hospital. Along with the frustration of not having experience, the slow economy, hiring freezes, and a desire to be a registered nurse in the first place, new grads have to enter a workforce with experienced nurses who hate them and/ or refer to them as something that "grows" like fungus or an infection. Why do we treat our colleagues this way? We are all NURSES; no matter if you have 2 months of experience or 35. Come on, now.....
Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
i am so glad that "new grads grow" in your hospital. along with the frustration of not having experience, the slow economy, hiring freezes, and a desire to be a registered nurse in the first place, new grads have to enter a workforce with experienced nurses who hate them and/ or refer to them as something that "grows" like fungus or an infection. why do we treat our colleagues this way? we are all nurses; no matter if you have 2 months of experience or 35. come on, now.....
i think you're overreacting. no one that i know of hates new grads as a group, although some of us aren't particularly enamored of some individual new grads. and you've chosen to take an expression that means "growing in knowledge, skill and experience" as growing like a fungus. that's your choice, of course. but it seems destined to make you unhappier.
Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.
Yeah, I took that to mean "nurture, teach, encourage". Very nice in my opinion and I hope to get hired in such a place after graduation. It takes some TLC to grow something.
We have new grads, but we "grow" them (our hospital) There will be no sudden influx, they trickle in.
Most preferable that way. Too many new grads equal many, many problems.
We're learned our lesson.
I am just lucky enough to say that we do not, have never, don't ever plan to hire new grads in our area (post op).
My,my I really love your attitude..I wonder how your preceptor felt about you when you were once a new grad yourself?
Some of the posts on all nurses are sooooooo freaking sad and humilitating,speaks VOLUMES and just proves the theory "Nurses eat young"" But wait in just a very short period of time I will get tons of replies from seasoned nurses making an attempt to defend experienced nurses like themselves...
Ps JoPacurn I know that post anasthesia is a difficult unit probably requiring ICU experience first but with all due respect as a professional working in this field for many years you should have used better wording..just a suggestion from your lowly grad nurse.
As a new grad myself I completely agree with you. A large influx of new grads into a hospital isn't a good thing. We need enough willing more experienced nurses hanging around to give these new grads a good education. Hiring 20 new grads when you only have 10 willing and good preceptors is a bad idea.
No reason for people to flame and take offense to a perfectly valid point.
We have new grads, but we "grow" them (our hospital) There will be no sudden influx, they trickle in.
Most preferable that way. Too many new grads equal many, many problems.
We're learned our lesson.
I am just lucky enough to say that we do not, have never, don't ever plan to hire new grads in our area (post op).
i think you're overreacting. no one that i know of hates new grads as a group, although some of us aren't particularly enamored of some individual new grads. and you've chosen to take an expression that means "growing in knowledge, skill and experience" as growing like a fungus. that's your choice, of course. but it seems destined to make you unhappier.[/quo
my experiences may not be everyones experience. i'll just stick to the "student posts" untill i get enough experience in knowledge and skill to define the tone of "grow."
Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.
Our hospital had an externship program, which provided OTJ training for the student's last year in nursing school (yes, "growing their own"). By the time I graduated, I was just about ready to hit the ground running in OB, where most nurses new to L&D require 3-6 months of orientation. Sadly, the economy forced the hospital to abandon their externship program last year.
Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.
I am so glad that "new grads GrOW" in your hospital. Along with the frustration of not having experience, the slow economy, hiring freezes, and a desire to be a registered nurse in the first place, new grads have to enter a workforce with experienced nurses who hate them and/ or refer to them as something that "grows" like fungus or an infection. Why do we treat our colleagues this way? We are all NURSES; no matter if you have 2 months of experience or 35. Come on, now.....
Wha....?
You've never heard the term "growing our own"? There's nothing disrespectful or negative about that phrase.
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I am so glad that "new grads GrOW" in your hospital. Along with the frustration of not having experience, the slow economy, hiring freezes, and a desire to be a registered nurse in the first place, new grads have to enter a workforce with experienced nurses who hate them and/ or refer to them as something that "grows" like fungus or an infection. Why do we treat our colleagues this way? We are all NURSES; no matter if you have 2 months of experience or 35. Come on, now.....