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Hi, The Boulder area is a great place to work and live, but housing is VERY expensive. It's also quite pricey in the Denver area as well.

Thanks everyone. Any hospital contacts would be greatly appreciated. It's hard because I had to go out of state for the year to go to nursing school and have no hospital contacts in CO, but I live here and know where everything is. Since it is so hard to get into nursing school in CO, I hope that they don't mind that my education is from out of state although I am a Colorado resident. I'm also hoping that my work at Yale will only benefit me. It is so competitive to get placements there and I was very fortunate to have done so. If I find out anything more about Portland, I'll send you info. Later gators

Hi, I'm heading back home in a month and live between Denver and Boulder. So working in Denver wouldn't be a problem (or at Boulder Community Hospital for that matter). As for specialites, I've spent my preceptorship in the ED at Yale and have really enjoyed that experience, but to be honest I will work on any unit. I don't want to limit myself. I've applied to ELMC's new grad program as well as to some new grad positions at Childrens and UCH. My main priority is to just secure a job, learn and then decide from there as to where I want to go. I do have my dream list of specialities, but again if one of those jobs isn't available then I'm not going to stop looking. As for Portland, OR, one of my cohorts is from there and heading back when we graduate in the next couple of weeks. She hasn't applied for any jobs yet, but I do know that some hospitals won't allow her to do so without having passed the boards. Thanks

why do you think it's hard? have you found a job and when did you graduate? I'm graduating in two weeks and had to move to CT from CO where I live just to attend an accelerated BSN program. It was too difficult to get into school here.

Is it difficult for BSN new grads to find jobs here in our lovely state? From what I've been reading, it seems like a bit of a hurdle. Please tell me this isn't so!

Hi, Are you a new grad?