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Thanks for the info 987!. I was wondering if anyone who is more local to WMC than me knows of any affordable monthly housing around there. Im relocating just for the orientation/preceptorship portion of the job... Thanks!

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Well probably cause you are hired to work for less than 32 hours. If you work overtime or whatever that's your choice, we don't really have a mandatory overtime law. So even if you work 40 hours you were only hired for less than full time. I think that's the difference.

Hey I'm starting January 14th also with the rest of you :) I was also there the 5th. I'm working in 7 South, medical oncology and I'm so excited! Can't wait to meet all of you...although I'll have to figure out all your names in real life haha

Nope, but starting there in January....I guess we will find out :)

Not necessarily (any experience is good experience really) but it will be nice to have a peds preceptorship to gain some good contacts for when you start looking for that first position!

Dont give up!! Im going through a similar situation at the moment (arent we all...) and while I get a bit despondent occasionally, its important to remember that this is not forever! It will just take a little more time than we envisioned. And seb1202, you pretty much took the words out of my mouth (although I am still a job board posting junkie. I check it at least once an hour if Im home. At least I have a basic profile up in all the facilities in my area...) Youre not alone, and this is not about you. This is a whole mess that we just managed to graduate and job search during. And as a pretty outgoing and a little bit too assertive individual, I have to say-I dont know how much its actually helped. By all means, speak up if its important but dont doubt your natural qualities. Best of luck!

Count me in :)

Actually, I am pretty sure that if you are working already as an R.N. after you finish your license, then you put work before education. After awhile people are more interested in where you worked rather than where you went to school. So that part is correct. Its only the new grads that put school before work exp, because we dont have R.N. experience. As for the rest of it, it sounds good to me...I think it has less to do with you and your resume, its more like the job market. As in, its not quite at its best at the moment. Hope this helps :) good luck!

Also keep in mind that if English isnt your first language, presumably you are bilingual, which, depending where you live can be a HUGE plus. Play that up-let them know that you are fluent verbally and with written language in your native language. Focus on areas where there is a large population of people that speak your language...you know what I mean? Best of luck from one new grad to another!!

Just wanted to wish you and your family the best of luck with everything. I hope you can get in tomorrow!! And a speedy recovery to your FIL!! Im sure he's glad he has you in the family!

Just a thought...when you call every day or whatever DONT leave a message. If she picks up, great, if not....leaving a bunch of messages that have the same content will seem a little odd. You left one message, thats good. Dont leave one every time you call... Good luck :) Let us know how it went.

Glad I am not the only one that has this issue! I dont actually have a job yet, but clinicals were always fun :) alot of the older patients always assumed I was a candy striper or a high school volunteer...

Hey...I am a new grad, still looking for a job so I cant say I really know what you are going through...but I do remember a nursing mentor telling me that I should try to give and take report as much as possible while i was on preceptorship, because in her experience, that is one of the things that new nurses really really struggle with. And I tried to do it as much as possible, and I always messed up. Im no dummy either, it just is a very difficult skill to learn. I think a cheat sheet is a great idea for when I start working, so thanks to all that posted them! Im sorry you didnt get any good feedback from your preceptor but please know that you are not alone in this area. Best of luck!

This isn't actually a plea for jobs (although sometimes I think that might be just as effective as what I have been doing so far ) but more of a procedural question... I am a new graduate living in a hard to find a new grad job area. I had an interview for a great job that I think I would LOVE. Nurse Recuitement called and set me up with an interview with the nurse manager on the floor for next week. All this is great news and I am both excited and trying not to get my hopes up at the same time... I hope I will do OK on the interview, and I will make sure to do all the things that you are supposed to do (like dress professionally, research the hospital beforehand, find out what they may ask and prepare for some standard questions etc.) but I am still worried that I may not get a job offer. Partly because i always kind of assume the worst, and partly because I do have logistical issues (I cannot work every night or day shift for religious reasons) and I am concerned the NM may not love this (I would totally understand why not, it does make life more difficult. But I can work extra shifts on other days or work something out. I have friends in similar situations who make it work. I really think I would be a pretty decent nurse ). Now to my actual question (I always did have long prefaces...): If this offer does not work out, is it OK to call back the original nurse recruiter to possibly see if there is another job on another floor in the facility? Or does not being hired on one floor kind of kill you for the whole facility? Thank you for taking the time to read and hopefully answer!!

I guess it depends where you want to work. I live in NY and it seems that all my friends with ADNs are going back to school for their BSN before they can get jobs. Which means that my 4 year BSN took less time than their 3 or 4 year ADN program (all those prereqs...). And there may be a chance that I will start working earlier than they will. So getting an ADN may not necessarily be the way to get a job faster, especially in the bigger cities on the east and west coasts... I also want to caution you not to be so focused on your goal of being an NP that you dont learn how to be a bedside nurse first. I think NPs are terrific, but give all sorts of things a chance before you go straight ahead. I found the people that were so focused on where they wanted to be in 5 years from now lost out because they didnt give themselves a chance to re-evaluate after being exposed to all different type of clinical experiences. Whatever you decide, good luck!

I dont know...I have my BSN. I got my BSN because where I live its the easiest way to get a job. But to be honest, I dont really think I want to go back to grad school any time in the forseeable future. I've always loved the bedside part of nursing. I dont know what will happen in 20 years from now...but right now I see myself loving bedside nursing forever :) And I think lots of people in my graduating class feel that way.

Hey there- I think its terrific that you have a goal and you are working really hard to achieve it! And nursing is a great goal...Your plan sounds nice and sound and I would definitely go for the BSN right away. It is hard to go back to school once you have already graduated (good for you RNbean :)) If you were graduating now or in the next few years I would say that sounds really good because it is really difficult for a new grad to get a job in NYC but check out the job opportunities in NYC later on...say when you are a college junior or senior and see how many postings are for new grads. You may be able to move here sooner than you think! The market always changes. Good luck to you and I look forward to working with you as an RN in NY!

I would recommend taking ACLS actually. It was relatively painless...although its another 200 dollars to shell out. But I do see alot of hospitals either requiring or saying it is beneficial to have it.

Wow. Amazed . The OP is excited, he or she figure out a balance soon by themselves, and you just pretty much ruined the first day excitement for no good reason.

Yeah its not terrific on my end either...same story, graduated in May (BSN), passed my boards beginning of August...but I did some preliminary workup starting in June. Nothing doing, no callbacks, no emails, no nothing. I tried to go in person to HR but no one lets me in. I do call and email periodically to check whats doing with my apps and so far I guess I havent annoyed enough people :) I do understand why the hospitals are doing what they are doing, its alot cheaper to hire someone with experience, but I have to admit its a little frustrating. I am also scared that I am going to lose alot of my skills (in my school I had a preceptorship till March, and then I was switched to a senior center, which was kind of useless). So far this summer I took ACLS, renewed my BLS, and I am thinking about a phlebotomy course...but I want a short one (like less than a week) so options are somewhat limited. How are you keeping your skills sharp? Im also not working anywhere else and I am scared to find a non-nursing related job in case I get a nursing job you know? I am even nervous to sign up for a volunteer job cause they want you there for awhile. What do you guys think? Thanks for starting the post and letting me vent :) Good luck everyone, hope theres good news for all of us!

Honestly, I dont usually like to criticize someone one this forum but what you said was kind of scary. You ALWAYS have to let the nurse that is legally taking care of that patient know everything involved. It doesnt make a difference if they are mean, or scary, or they seem like they dont care. One of the things about being in any sort of workplace is that the first priority is to do the job. Feelings and cliques or whatever come second. Always. This isnt going to be the end of not liking the people you work with and your first priority is to the patient and patient outcome, which is your job, and the last is the way you relate to your co-worker personally. Yes, they were wrong, and I am sorry that you have to deal with it. Not everyone, even nurses (and sometimes especially nurses) is going to be compassionate and caring to everyone all the time. They have stressful jobs and they may use every ounce of caring up by the time you get to them. Im not saying its right, Im just saying thats the way it is.

Maybe this is kind of naive...but why dont you say exactly that? That you like your position, but you have been there for a long time and you want to get involved in something new. One of the great things about nursing is that there are tons of different settings that you can work in, and many people dont do the same thing for their working lives. They move floors, facilities, type of facilities, cities, states, countries....

Seriously! Thats EXACTLY what happened at my orientation. They must give out a orientation handbook to all the schools. Except we got deli sandwiches for lunch.

Hey, Just graduated from my BSN program a few months ago. And I remember thinking the exact same thing at orientation. Didnt know anyone, no one wanted to talk to me, the professors scared me out of my wits...and then the first semester was kind of more of the same. Pharm was a nightmare, I hated my clinical group, and my professors were insane. I would question my choice every day. But it gets much better. Made friends, found encouraging supportive professors, and passed pharm! Its a journey, but please dont get discouraged. There are always people there for you to support you...you just have to look at them. Nursing school is tough emotionally and mentally and physically, but there are tremendous rewards. And now I'm finished and I never have to talk to anyone that drove me nuts and I am ready to start my new career. So basically, you can do it, its normal to be overwhelmed, and good luck! Study hard but dont kill yourself, make new friends if you can, but keep your old ones for support no matter what, and go ahead and be the best nurse you can be!