New Grads and Temp Agencies

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Any new grads having any luck with temp agencies???

I'm a new grad in so cal and out of desperation looked into temp agencies. They can't get off the phone with me fast enough when they find I have no experience. All for the best I suppose I need experienced nurse within in earshot for a while. that is when I do finally fnd a hospital home

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that may involve relocation. this concept is not unique for nurses. people all over the country are wiling to move for employment. we have fallen into hard times and the days of rolling straight into a job at you local hospital are over. i am a fairly experienced nurse with specialty certifications, and i have to commute just over 100 miles one way to my place of employment. we are all effected and it is unreasonable to think we should have a plethora of jobs open in our local areas. additionally, no body is forcing you to move; however, you may have to move if you want to nail a job. this is an unfortunate reality most people in this country face, not just nurses.

hmm ok and can you elaborate why it would be unreasonable for the new grads to expect to find our first nursing job immediately upon graduation..perhaps you misunderstand my point of view..i didnt mean at all to say that i'm expecting special treatment in the form of large bonuses,packages from the recruiting teams...all i'm asking for a fair shots for the newbies,i dont it is too much to ask...this reminds me of the previous issue with the computer scientist who once were in need and were being offer great benefits until there was no need for them anymore and everything went down the hill...

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Then hopefully you can find something with the upcoming flu shot clinics, or something similar. I think that whoever posted that they are a charge nurse has it dead on...it's not about "oh no, the new grad can't handle it", it's about protecting the new grad's license as well as the pts.

I'm a new grad myself in my first year of nursing as an RN and was an LPN for the year prior. All told, less than two years of experience as a nurse. Now that I've been at the same job (LTC/TCU) for going on two years, I'm charge on my shift, as well as responsible for doing new nurse orientation. There IS a learning curve. At the same time I just went through orientation at a local hospital. Very, very, very different experiences.

At my LTC/TCU job, I'm confident and capable. It was very hard going into the hospital. While we do IVs at my first job, we don't do them routinely, and this was a skill I needed to brush up on. On the other hand, I'm very comfortable with wound care. The cardiac pts. at the hospital are a challenge for me; I had no experience with telemetry and EKG's. There are heparin protocols to learn, cardiac protocols to learn, and new meds to learn.

I hope you get the point--that if you step right into a job without proper orientation, as a brand new grad, you will be putting that hard earned license in jeopardy.

No is not at all hard to land a job at a hospital,actually if you have your BSN you'l get hired without any problems,ADN nurses are the ones who really have the hardest time landing a job...

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as far as i know, the temp agencies when i live won't hire new grads..."experience required".

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It's unreasonable because experienced nurses are competing for positions, relocating for employment, and commuting to their place of employment. Your BSN theory is not as valid as you think. New grad BSN's are in the same boat regarding the tight job market.

It seems like you have a sense of entitlement? You think you are entitled to a job because you are now a nurse? I have a hunch that you are angry and frustrated. Do not take it out on BSN's or nurses who see potential safety issues with some types of agency work. I feel for you guys; however, this country is in a bad way, and people need to realize that nursing is not recession proof.

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No is not at all hard to land a job at a hospital,actually if you have your BSN you'l get hired without any problems,ADN nurses are the ones who really have the hardest time landing a job...

wow, where are you located if you don't mind me asking? where i live BSNs are also having a hard time finding jobs. i don't mind relocating for a few years :)

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wow, where are you located if you don't mind me asking? where i live BSNs are also having a hard time finding jobs. i don't mind relocating for a few years :)

Illinois northwest suburbs.

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I wouldn't go into home care for the same reasons that I wouldn't work for an agency. I would never think about being on my own in someone's home without at least 1 or 2 years acute care med/surg experience first. I am not experienced enough to make those life an death decisions in the seclusion of one's home. VNA won't hire new grads for that same reason, so there is another option out for us new grads. Lack of experience pretty much excludes us from employment for any area that is not hospital based preceptor training.

I understand your frustration, as I have had my moments of wishing I never bothered to work my behind off for the past 3 and a half years to get my nursing degree.

I worked 5 years in home care and 3 years in agency before I went the route of getting my RN through a diploma program. and worked three years at the hospital that I went to school at as an SNI.

I as a new grad feel completly comfortable to do agency or home care as an RN. I right now am signed up with three agencys and will start work in a little over a week. I have no problems with it and have complete confidence that I will do my job as good as any seasoned RN on the floor.

:heartbeatTricia RN:heartbeat

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Medication administration is just as much about knowing the drug, what it does, potential side effects and interactions as much as it is about following the five rights. We can train any monkey to pick up certain pills and hand them to someone. True nurses aren't procedural, they are hired for their brains.

Oh, and I mean this in the nicest way possible, but is English your first language? Your spelling, grammar, and punctuation leads me to ask.

At least I'm trying ,I learned english in 5 years Reading and Writing. If I had leasten to people like you who wants to put me down, I would never learn any thing. Now how many language do you speak? This web site is to help us with new ideas and to make us feel good stop being negative. Oh by the way Alot of americans have problems with there grammer too!!!! thanks

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Specializes in M/S, MICU, CVICU, SICU, ER, Trauma, NICU.

Temp Agency + New Grad?

BAAAAAAAAADDDDDDD idea.

It's a good way to lose your license.

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At least I'm trying ,I learned english in 5 years Reading and Writing. If I had leasten to people like you who wants to put me down, I would never learn any thing. Now how many language do you speak? This web site is to help us with new ideas and to make us feel good stop being negative. Oh by the way Alot of americans have problems with there grammer too!!!! thanks

I by no means was trying to be negative. I was simply trying to find out if English is your primary language because if you are speaking and filling out applications like you write on here, that may be the answer to your problem.

Since you asked, I speak fluently in German as well.

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Thanks for helping but I have a full time job 7-3. I was telling my exp before I got my job. I don't think there is any grammer in writing your name, address, phone number, where did you work before!! so I never had any problems with filling applications.

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