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@BlueGrassGreenSkies They told me they are finishing up interviews by the 19th of April and that I should hear either way by the 22nd of April. This is all from the ER though, I'm not sure what the other departments are doing or what their timeline consists of. @gaby3187 Any time, I know how frustrating it is to not know what's going on when you are applying for jobs! I hope you hear something soon!

Hello, all! Some of you have been asking about hearing from the ER. I received a call from them last Thursday for a phone interview which they said would decide if they wanted to interview me in person. Last Friday they called again and I had my interview today. They gave me a tour of the unit and I met with two nurse managers. They were so friendly and really seemed excited about what they do and hiring new grads. Best of luck to each of you :)

I've been in touch with the HR departments with St. David's, they've been relatively helpful. What I have come to realize is that HR screens your resume and what not to make sure you qualify and then the hiring managers are the actual people who will decide to hire you.

I will be graduating in May with my BSN (hopefully soon to be accompanied by my RN license). I have applied to St. David's, Seton Healthcare, and Scott and White (as of today). The waiting game is new to me as well as frustrating. I have contacted HR weekly at St. David's and seem to be making some headway. I know that Seton won't be contacting me for an interview for a few more weeks. I was wondering if there were any alternate jobs for graduate nurses that I should be looking into. For example, I would love to become involved in home health, but I am not sure where to start or if places like that hire new graduates. I am also greatly interested in psychiatric nursing. Any advice, insight, or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Thank you for the words of encouragement, everybody! I'll keep you posted (no pun intended) on what my psych professor has to say. I value all of your suggestions and wisdom, maybe one day I'll be the one doling out advice to the student nurses

Hello all, I am currently a nursing student in Texas who will be graduating (fingers crossed) in May. I feel a bit overwhelmed by all of the areas of nursing that are available to me and I am looking for some advice or guidance from those who were once in my shoes! I feel a calling towards psychiatric nursing, seeing as Texas is the 48th state for "best" mental health care. I believe this area of nursing is frequently over looked, and it interests me deeply. Not many of my classmates enjoyed this portion of our education, therefore I am having difficulty finding somebody to relate to in my interest for mental health care. I plan on speaking with my psychiatric nursing professor about job opportunities available to me in the psychiatric field. I just want to make sure this is really the area I would like to work in. I still have quite a bit of time before I graduate but I know it will creep up on me faster than I will realize. So I suppose my question is: how did you all know which area of nursing was right for you? I have surfed the web for quizzes to help narrow down my interests but most of these quizzes seem a bit, unreliable. Another question specifically aimed at nurses in the psychiatric field: What qualities in a nurse do you believe are crucial to psychiatric care? What advice would you give to a nursing student considering going into psychiatric nursing? Thank you to all in advance, it was very comforting to find a website like this that I could reach out to fellow nurses and soon to be or hopeful nurses! Best, Anna