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They closed these postings for applications on Monday . Keep checking back though, more units might be opening up for applicants soon. Since January 2010 there have been like 6 "New Grad, CN I/CN II" positions posted. It's up a unit manager if they...

UC Davis Medical Center has postings for New Grad/CN II on the Ortho floor and Neurosurgery

Hi Jaycee, When it comes to new grad jobs in the Bay Area right now, they are few and very hard to come by. Now that being said, we are in a major job deficit. They say it will turn around, but not anytime in the new future. 2 to 4 years down the ...

For anyone who has had an interview at Washington, hope all went well. Did they say how many people they are thinking of hiring and on what floors/departments? I know most of the new grad programs in the Bay Area, it a hand full of people at best b...

If you recently graduated from nursing school, California is a really bad place to be looking for work as a new grad RN. I've been looking for almost a year throughout the state and still nothing. There are over 2500 new grads in 2009 from Californ...

Hey Sharps RNs, I'm hoping to apply to Sharps as a new grad and was wondering what each of the hospitals/facilities are like and if there are specialties at each one? Which one do you work at it, in what department? I know a few of you have comment...

its been a couple of months since this was updated so I'd thought I chime in. :) How's the job market in NH now that the new year has come around? I know it is probably tough considering budget cuts and financial allocations to other aspects of heal...

Hey Peds Nurses, I'm in need of some pearls of wisdom from both newbie and veteran peds nurses. I'm applying for a peds new grad position in southern California and I need to find the right words to express why I want to be a pediatric nurse. Here ...

I think the only time it ethically ok to give a medication without the patient's direct consent is if consent to give it is given by a parent/guardian (e.g. mixing crushable tablets in apple sauce). But even then, it is kind of iffy because once a c...

Got into USF's Master's Entry with a 3.1 undergrad GPA. I was also an EMT for one year prior to applying.

Do you have an interim permit? If you do, you should be fine. But like everyone else is saying, discuss this with your employer or manager ASAP. Hopefully during your hiring/interview there was a mention discussion of your test date/not having a l...

Honestly, having your MSN doesn't help when it comes to applying as a new grad. Take it from someone with their Master's and is in the same pickle as every other new grad. If you have no experience, your skills and knowledge for bedside nursing is ...

i just got that rejection email from the nurse recruiter. I had started a phone interview with a nurse manager on Monday. She never called me back to complete it and now I get this email from the recruiter. HOW RUDE!!! UCSD is obviously not a ver...

Has anyone interviewed for UCSD's new grad program yet? I might have an interview this week and I was wondering if anyone knows what their managers/panels are like.

It is possible to have pets in SF. There are a bunch of dog parks spread through out the city so as long as your puppy dog is house trained, you'll have plenty of locations to take him out to play and socialize with other dogs. http://sanfrancisco.a...

I'm sorry to hear that. I went thru 8 rejections from other school before I got accepted to USF. And to be quite honest, it has become even more competitive (if that is even possible) because of people going back to school, looking for new careers,...

Clinicals at USF start once you meet the requirements to be a Sophomore 1. First clinical is a community clinical, so your basic adult day care, children's day care, and maybe hospice depending on your instructor and time of year you are doing this ...

Don't get down on yourself. I was waitlisted two years ago for the MSN program at USF. I got accepted in and I'm graduating next week. Sometimes life comes thru and surprises you. Keep your chin up!!!

my two cent...if you can pass HESI, you are golden for the NCLEX! HESI was ten times harder than the NCLEX, at least with my experience. That being said, I studied for almost 4 weeks straight before HESI, so my knowledge base was huge, very strong, ...

Majority of the questions they will ask you will be personal/professional questions. Psychosocial questions like "what kind of conflict resolving techniques do you us?", "why do you want to go into this specialty of nursing?", "what qualities will y...

A lot of new grad hiring at least where I am in the country has to do with WHO YOU KNOW. All of my cohort classmates who have found employment as a new grad all got jobs through their preceptors or through connections with family/friends. Experienc...

Thanks for the article. I think also another part about the lack of employment opportunities not mentioned is pay. Most experienced nurses who are near, at, or over retirement age would be an asset in the educational realm of nursing. But with pay...

San Francisco General Hospital has an opening in the PACU. If you look at the qualifications, if you did a senior preceptorship in ICU/PACU you could apply as a new grad. http://www.jobaps.com/sf/sup/BulPreview.asp?R1=CCT&R2=2320&R3=056011

SHC only takes BSN and MSNs because they are Magnet Status. They are trying to implement Evidenced based practice and advanced nursing roles on their floors. It's not an offense to ADNs who have skills and are good nurses; it has to do with academi...

[color=#336699]santa clara valley medical center clinical nurse i - acute rehabilitation under close supervision, incumbents apply the theoretical concepts of nursing in order to perform routine nursing patient care within established nursing polici...