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Congrats on the interview! How did you find out? Did they just tell you or did you ask about this specifically haha

Thanks so much for your response! I actually got hired at my first job since this and luckily there is not a contract/sign on bonus. But I will definitely watch for this in the future!!

Hi, everyone I posted a similar thread before but I don't think I did a great job of fully explaining my situation. So I am about to graduate with my BSN and have already started applying jobs and just had my first interview this past Friday. I have been doing some research and came across the whole 2 year contract for new grads thing. Until then I had never heard of that rule. Under normal circumstances I wouldn't mind this because I plan to accept a job that I actually like and would want to stay at. The problem is that my spouse is going to be attending grad school in another state about a year after I start working. I plan to move with him and so I don't think I should sign any 2 year contracts since I will just end up breaking it and will be facing penalties. How should I even go about my job search? It's not like hospitals directly come right out on applications and admit to forcing you into 2 year deals. I just don't want to go through the work of applying, interviewing, and even accepting a job just to have a long term contract thrown at me later on. Any advice on how to find a job in this situation? Thank you!

Thank you!!

That's the plan! I just got in touch with a couple people who recently got hired at the same place and they said they did not have to sign a long term contract, which is good to hear. Congrats on the residency!

I don't wanna work for a year and leave. My spouse is going to an amazing grad school in a different state and I'm going to be moving. I have had 2 CNA jobs, an internship at a top hospital, and a 4.0 every semester. I just don't think it's reasonable for me to be unemployed for a year because of my family situation. That's all I'm saying. I see nurses leaving jobs all the time, new grads or not.

Hi all, I am a senior graduating this May and have begun the job hunt-I already have an interview. I've been doing some research and apparently a lot of hospitals have new grads sign 2 year contracts? Is this pretty standard everywhere? I am only going to be in the area for one year and then will be moving, so there's no way I can sign on for 2 years anywhere. Not sure if I can even get a hospital job given this circumstance. Any advice? I really didn't know about this and am so stressed now!

I know this is an old post, but I was just wondering what the contracts are like for new grads at UH. Are you committed to working on your unit for 1-2 years, etc? I'm interested in applying.

Ugh, that's terrible. I feel like you should always get an answer either way if you interviewed. No, I haven't stopped looking for jobs completely, but I'm also not in a huge hurry since I don't graduate until May. I'm still hoping to get this job, but we'll see!

Hi, everyone! I am a senior year BSN student and I interviewed for a job about 2 weeks ago. After I applied for this job, I was asked to schedule a phone interview, then immediately following this interview got an in person interview that took place about 2 weeks later. I thought the interview went really well--very casual conversation about my resume mainly. Very few behavioral types of questions. It seemed like there was a lot of discussion about the future, which gave me hope that they were interested in hiring me. I also got a tour of the unit and was introduced to staff members. When I left, I felt pretty confident that I got the job. However, now that 2 weeks have passed, I am starting to wonder. I sent a follow up email, but have still not heard back. It's also hard to judge because it is the holiday season and things tend to get busy about now. Should I be worried, or give it a little more time? I am obviously very new to this process and would appreciate any advice!

Thanks for your suggestions, your post was helpful. Sadly, I was repeatedly assigned to this patient since I first posted and the charge nurse eventually gave up and let the patient pick who they wanted to do each task. Made things much much worse!

I guess it's mostly because I'm still young and in school and haven't had any issues to this extent before. Although some much older, much more experienced nurses have also expressed these feelings. It's just hard to go in the room knowing that your every move will be criticized. Eg. I feel you bring 4 towels and they wanted 3, you will get an "are you serious???" comment. That actually happened. Or if they ask you to close the door and it takes you more than a millisecond they will yell "I SAID CLOSE THE DOOR." Makes it very difficult to have a decent day at work.

So of course I have dealt with rude patients from time to time. I never take this personally because I know that they are in a difficult spot. I have always been able to gradually build trust and have professional, therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. But what about patients who are consistently verbally abusive and constantly make rude, sarcastic comments? Sometimes I will even ask questions about his care and he will blatantly ignore me (and others). I have tried everything I can think of with this patient and nothing has worked. I treat them very politely, ask about their preferences, provide options, etc. They treat MANY staff members this way and have a very select few staff members that they will accept. If they're not assigned to one of these staff, they will ask to change the assignment. Usually the charge nurse will not allow this. That usually makes everyone's day miserable as a result. They will take it as far as refusing care sometimes. Or they will avoid using the call light, go out in the hall, and ask someone they "like" to help. To me, this seems like splitting and no one is setting any boundaries. I am just an intern and don't want to cross any lines, but I find it frustrating that everyone allows this behavior and does NOTHING to address it. It's to the point where I am intimidated by this person. Any suggestions on how to handle this?

You bring up a good point about the job description. I believe it said 35 lbs. Generally one person will help out, but I haven't seen any 70 lb patients! I am only 95 lbs myself, so I'm definitely hoping if I can gain some weight and do some lifting I will be able to lift a bit more. But like you said, REASONABLE amounts.

Hi, PCT/nursing student here. So I recently began a job on a Rehab unit which requires a lot more lifting than I am used to. Yesterday when I went home, I started having constant back and shoulder pain. It is bad enough that I am going to have to call off tomorrow and see the employee health nurse. I can't pinpoint the exact moment it happened but I know it is because of how busy my day was and how much lifting I did. I went though a short period of time last year when I missed a couple days of class with terrible back pain. I couldn't even move. I laid still in bed all day and dreaded even getting up to go to the bathroom. Saw an NP who prescribed Naproxen which did not help. Luckily, the pain subsided and was not an issue again until now. I am really worried that this will cause me to have to 1. Leave my position 2. Be injured to the point that I am not ready for the fall semester. Any suggestions on what to do moving forward?