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Thanks for your responses! I literally woke up in the middle of the night and thought Oh Crap! Now I can't stop thinking about it on my day off! I will check the chart first thing tomorrow, assuming the patient is still on the unit.

Hello, Im almost certain I forgot to chart an antibiotic that I gave IVPB last night. My question is, when I go to work tomorrow AM, can I chart it then, or how do I go about this?

Every place is different. Generally a phone call is good news, a letter or email is bad news. At my job I got a call 3 days after interview which is very fast. I got another offer one week after interview. And for two other interviews that I did not receive offers I got an email two weeks after interview. So each place has its own timeline. I would call each week and ask about your status to show you are still interested in the position and keep your name fresh in their minds.

I would start applying now. Some new grad programs have deadlines for applications that may end before you graduate. I waited too long and ended up missing deadlines for some great residency programs. Also, if you are not a PCT/CNA already I would recommend finding a job in a hospital doing that. It will get your foot in the door, give you healthcare experience, and many times the units will hire their PCTs as RNs after they pass NCLEX. Most students I went to school with that worked as PCTs during school were hired much faster than others with no experience besides school.

I was currently hired at a great medical center with a new grad residency program. However I was hired part time (32 hours/week). I would really like to be full time. When is it Ok to ask my manager to add more hours in order to become FT? I haven't started orientation on my unit yet, so I dont want to be too eager and ask right away before I have really started working.

There are no benefits, and the pay is 3$ less than what I was offered at a different hospital I interviewed for (I didnt get the job). From my understanding, I thought registry nurses made more. Im not so concerned with floating to other units, I know nurses I graduated with that are floating as their first job, and they had 3 months orientation and are both doing fine. Not sure if they are receiving benefits or what their pay is like though. Just dont really get the lower pay/no benefits thing. But at this point if I am offered this job I would probably accept as I have had no other offers and desperately need experience. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad for a few months until I could use the experience to land a better hospital job. Just a thought, guess I will find out more when I go to the interview in a couple weeks.

I have an interview coming up for a "New Grad Float Pool" position. Its a registry position, no benefits, 24.50/hr which is 3$ lower than what I was offered at a different interview for a non-registry position. Anyone have experience working registry? I thought registry nurses were generally paid higher. I have also heard registry is generally not a good place for a new grad to start, however at this hospital this is how new grads are hired, then after a few months (supposedly) you can apply for a position on a specific unit (given there is an opening). Any insight would be appreciated. Im new to all of this.

SO typical new grad here. Graduated in May, Licensed in Aug. Still no job.... My question is what else can I do to make myself more marketable? I have gotten ACLS certification, taken an ECG course (I want a job in telemetry), I have applied to every hospital in the area, applied to LTC facilities, subacute care, nursing homes, and no callbacks from anyone. I looked into volunteering at a clinic and even they wanted a year experience and never called me back. What else can I do? Anyone know of anything I could do to help land a job?

Thanks for all your input. Dialysis nursing is definitely not where I saw myself, however I will go to the interview with an open mind and see how it is. I was hoping this would be a job where I could work, while still applying to hospitals where I want to work however it seems like this job requires a lot of training/orientation, and would be difficult to leave after a few months. And I definitely do not want to have to travel far in order to receive training. While I dont want to work at a SNF I think that may be a better option at this point in order to gain some badly needed RN experience. However I have not heard back form the numerous SNF I have applied to either... Being a new grad sucks!!

Hello everyone, Here is my dilemma. I graduated in May with a BSN, passed NCLEX, still looking to land my first job as many other new grads are. My goal is to work in acute care in a hospital, preferably on a med-surg or tele floor. I have put out 100s of applications, only 1 hospital called me back, 2 interviews later and no luck yet. However, tomorrow I have an interview with Fresenius, the dialysis clinic. I thought this might be a good job for me to have while I continue to apply to hospital positions. Then I started researching the company, as well as dialysis nurses, and now Im not sure. 1. I started hearing that working dialysis isn't a good move for a new grad since it is so specialized that it will be even harder for me to land a job in acute care down the road. 2. Last, this is a job where I would hopefully only work for a few months before I HOPEFULLY found a job in acute care. I have heard from some recruiters that working somewhere for this short amount of time is not good, however I do not want to work as a dialysis nurse long term as this is not my passion whatsoever. Any advice from anyone I would appreciate their input. Im at a loss of what to do. I dont want to hurt my chances of one day working on a med-surg/tele floor. And I dont want to take a job that I dont plan to work at long term if it will be difficult to leave after a few months. ALSO, if anyone has any experience interviewing with Fresenius I would also appreciate any advice.

Hello everyone, Here is my dilemma. I graduated in May with a BSN, passed NCLEX, still looking to land my first job as many other new grads are. My goal is to work in acute care, preferably on a med-surg or tele floor. I have put out 100s of applications, only 1 hospital called me back, 2 interviews later and no luck yet. However, this past week I was offered an interview with Fresenius, the dialysis clinic. I thought this might be a good job for me to have while I continue to apply to hospital positions. Then I started researching the company, as well as dialysis nurses, and now Im not sure. 1. Fresenius has a lot of bad reviews from former and current nurses. Mainly that they only care about money, and their benefits arent so great, and you will never get a raise working there. 2. Then I started hearing that working dialysis isn't a good move since it is so specialized that it will be even harder for me to land a job in acute care down the road. 3. Last, this is a job where I would hopefully only work for a few months before I HOPEFULLY found a job in acute care. I have heard from some recruiters that working somewhere for this short amount of time is not good, however I do not want to work as a dialysis nurse long term as this is not my passion whatsoever. Any advice from recruiters, experienced nurses, anyone I would appreciate their input. Im at a loss of what to do. I dont want to hurt my chances of one day working on a med-surg/tele floor.

Hello everyone, Here is my dilemma. I graduated in May with a BSN, passed NCLEX, still looking to land my first job as many other new grads are. My goal is to work in acute care, preferably on a med-surg or tele floor. I have put out 100s of applications, only 1 hospital called me back, 2 interviews later and no luck yet. However, this past week I was offered an interview with Fresenius, the dialysis clinic. I thought this might be a good job for me to have while I continue to apply to hospital positions. Then I started researching the company, as well as dialysis nurses, and now Im not sure. 1. Fresenius has a lot of bad reviews from former and current nurses. Mainly that they only care about money, and their benefits arent so great, and you will never get a raise working there. 2. Then I started hearing that working dialysis isn't a good move since it is so specialized that it will be even harder for me to land a job in acute care down the road. 3. Last, this is a job where I would hopefully only work for a few months before I HOPEFULLY found a job in acute care. I have heard from some recruiters that working somewhere for this short amount of time is not good, however I do not want to work as a dialysis nurse long term as this is not my passion whatsoever. Any advice from recruiters, experienced nurses, anyone I would appreciate their input. Im at a loss of what to do. I dont want to hurt my chances of one day working on a med-surg/tele floor.

I recently had an interview this past Friday for a position I had previously interviewed for a few months ago. Again I did not get the job. I feel so down and discouraged. Back to square one and I dont know where to begin anymore. I have literally applied to every hospital in a 50 mile radius and have had two interviews only to be rejected. I understand I have no PCT experience, no RN experience, however I don't know what else to do. I applied to volunteer, and even that required a year of experience, I applied to administer flus shots and even they wanted a year experience. I really have no idea what to do anymore, I know Im not alone and many new grads feel this way. I am just so anxious to start working as a RN and actually making some money! I really thought this past interview was it, and that I had this job. I prayed everyday for this job. Now I feel so down.

I agree. You should stick to one study tool and be consistent. I used Kaplan and found that to be very similar to NCLEX, the practice tests even look the same. I did practice questions everyday, and read every rationale. I looked up any answers I got wrong and wrote them down in a notebook. However do what works best for you. NCLEX is the most nerve-wrecking thing you will do, but once you get it over with you can breathe a sigh of relief.

I have been looking into volunteering at different places. The health department has volunteer opportunities specifically for RNs - doing RN tasks, so it is hands on RN experience. I have also applied at Immunization Clinics to give flu shots. It is temporary work, but something to do that I can use my license. Otherwise, Im not sure what else we can do to gain RN experience. Im too qualified to PCT, not qualified enough to RN