I'm a new graduate with a BSN in the New England area. For transparencies sake, i was offered a position in acute care with a starting wage of $26.50 and $2.50 differential for nights. It was very difficult finding hospital work and the pay seems mediocre at best. Nursing homes in the area were offering about $26/hour. It's embarrassing talking about pay when there are nurses easily making double my income. I don't want to sound fallacious but it seems universities pump out enough nurses for hospitals to replace their entire nursing staff every year. Obviously that statement is hyperbolic but the job market seems flooded with new grads in the coastal areas. I don't have any friends in nursing and pay is a volatile and taboo topic so maybe i'm uninformed.