Shinchan

Hmmmm, get an RN job on Oahu? That would be nice.....

I had hoped since I left Oahu that the situation with the new grads would have resolved but apparently not. Having worked for a hospital on Oahu for 9 years (and having them pay for my education with tuition reimbursements) as a transporter, I was unable to find a job nearly 1 year after graduating from KCC. Local hospitals, even the hospital I worked for, didn't want to spend the money to train and I saw many travelers hired while my classmates and I, having done clinicals at those hospitals, were ignored. So I had a few choices- keep pounding on doors and hope that one would open while trying to pay bills and feed the family or move to the mainland and get some "experience" so I could come home. Overall, I'm fairly bitter with the whole process. You would think it would be better to invest in people who actually live here, who are part of this community, rather than give jobs to those only wanting some fun in the sun and are gone after a few months... So new grads, it basically comes down to this: do what you need to do because no one, not the HNA or Center of Nursing or the state, is looking out for you. Sad to say....

It took over 3 months for me to get a new RN license from Hawaii. I applied for the license about two months after I took the NCLEX. So filled out the paperwork, paids fees etc in Oct. and got the license in the mail at the end of Jan.

So being a new grad RN with no hospital experience (3 years EMT)- three months orientation is enough? I'm getting nervous now...