New Grads - where is there a nursing glut?

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Hello,

I just wanted to ask those of you in the midst of job hunting whether you believe your area has a nursing shortage (meaning that new grads find hospital jobs easily) or a nursing glut area (new grads are struggling to get hospital or any jobs). Please name the area/state as some of us from nursing glut areas may be considering relocation. Thank you.

Spudbunny

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Specializes in Emergency.

I think around this time (May/June) there is a temporary glut in some places because of the influx of new grads going on the market.

All I know is that the Cincinnati area is in a definite shortage because even now, with all the new grads, they are hurting for more RN's.

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Forget the Southern New Jersey/PA/Delaware area, many of my graduating classmates are unable to land a GN position. The GN's that do have jobs are the ones who worked at the same hospital prior to graduating. Jobs are plentiful for RN's with experience. :cool:

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Specializes in LTC.

The Omaha area has so many nursing schools that there is a lot of competition for new grad nurses. I can think of 7 nursing schools off the top of my head in this area. And the Omaha metro doesn't really feel that big. This seems like a lot of nurses graduating every year and possibly twice a year.

Does this sound like a lot compared to other cities?

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Specializes in Adolescent Psych, PICU.

In my area it seems to depend on the hospital. New grads are having a harder time finding the jobs they want (there are plenty of med/surg type jobs). I know in my unit (PICU) they will only hire new grads with some type of hospital experience and I know they have turned away quite a few new grads. I feel very thankful to have the job I have.

There are some really good-to-nurses hospitals around here that just won't hire a new grad unless you have worked with them in a nurse tech or nurse extern type position--some are also hiring BSN over ADN...because they can. They are not hurting for nurses in any way, shape, or form.

So basically I have noticed that the magnet, and other nurse friendly hospitals known for providing good patient care in the community, are not having a nursing shortage, certain popular units such as ICUs, ER, heart hospital, etc are hard to come by as a new grad and even competitive for experienced nurses. The places that have tons of open positions are the hospitals that have a bad reputation for both patient care and they way they treat nurses.

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Forget the Southern New Jersey/PA/Delaware area, many of my graduating classmates are unable to land a GN position. The GN's that do have jobs are the ones who worked at the same hospital prior to graduating. Jobs are plentiful for RN's with experience. :cool:

I second this about the South NJ/PA/DE area. I graduated this weekend and there were several guys and girls who had not found a job yet. It is very difficult to find a GN job around here - everyone wants experience!

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Specializes in L&D.

I have heard that the Pittsburgh area is quite oversaturated with new grads, although I don't live there so I don't have any personal experience.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ICU, ER, Peds ER-CPEN.

Many areas in FL are readily hiring GN's and in some of the larger cities it's possible to get into a specialty area right out of school, we have a division of Florida Hospital here (Adventist Health Systems) and they will accept GN into specialty, a friend of mine is going to OB & I was offered ICU w/cross training to the ER at the main campus, however I chose med/surg nights at the smaller facility near me, I did my practicum in the ICU and we floated to ER a few times and while I LOVED it and want to work critical care eventually, I felt I would be better served in the long run with a solid base from med/surg to get a good handle on time management and to feel more confident about assessment, meds & basic skills that we might not have had alot of opportunity to do while in clinicals, Good Luck!!

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Specializes in NICU.

The greater Boston area has basically nothing for new grads. If you've got a year of experience you're golden, but otherwise, good luck.

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I live in the Philly area and seem to be experiencing the same thing. Hospitals are either looking at internal candidates or someone with a year's worth of experience. I've been looking since December and still haven't been hired yet. How do new nurses get experience in a hospital setting if no one wants to hire them? :argue:

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I live in plam beach florida, there is no glut at all down here, in fact they even hire you as graduate nurse before you take your boards.

there is a shortage of nursing schools in my area, thus making the wait list to enter the program 1-2 years.

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Specializes in PCU/CICU.

Central Indiana/Indianapolis area needs nurses. I could go into any hospital and be hired on the spot. Kind of a nice feeling...lol :)

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