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Take home message is that you will (absolutely) not be hired for an RN position as a new grad RN. Noted. Thanks for your help.

@lvhirn - my husband is military and moves out there in June; I'm staying behind this next year to finish school (accelerated bsn program; not really conducive to working) and will be joining him when I graduate next May. I really am willing to take whatever position that will take me on as an RN. Any shift, prn, part time until I can get my foot in the door. I just can't afford to spend 3 years in HI after graduation and never work as an RN and then move again and have to try to explain why I was working as a tech for years.

I'm sorry you interpreted my posts as insinuating you are "wrong".. That was not my intention. It just seems that those of you who are posting about it are saying that zero new grads get hired as RNs... Which isn't entirely true, since there are new grads that I know who did land jobs out there. As I said before, that may not be the case for most, but it seems like you are casting a shadow over ever finding a job. My initial post was meant more to solicit advice on what to do to try to avoid having to work as a tech for the first year.

I'm not sure why you are so hostile, but thank you for your insight.

Perhaps I'm naive, and I'm not minimizing the degree of difficulty of getting an RN position out there... But I'm willing to bet my bottom dollar that there are new grads who do get employed as RNs after graduation. It may not be the majority, far from it even, but there is still a chance between civilian and military hospital establishments that new grads are hired. I know the job market is tough out there, and I'm sure it's hard to give anyone encouragement if you have been battling to get employed, but it is tiresome reading "you have no chance" "nope" "there is no way you'll get employed as a new grad RN". Maybe I will subscribe to that after a year of fruitless employment seeking, but until then... I'll take it in stride and know that it won't come easy, but it is still possible.

I feel like while those of you with experience living in Hawaii and employment opportunities are trying not to give false hope, I'm not sure it's entirely true that you HAVE to work a position that you are over qualified for in order to get a job as an RN. I recognize that it will be extremely difficult to get a bedside new grad RN job, but if I have no limiting factors (have a BSN, will work nights or days, will float, will work any unit), I have a hard time believing that I will never be hired (unless I work as a tech or cna). Perhaps I will be proven wrong upon arrival... I appreciate the honesty, but it would be helpful if those of you could give some pointers/tips that *may* help new grads to get hired as RNs. Surely if zero new grad RNs got jobs, the nursing programs in HI would have less and less students and eventually would not exist because everyone would know that they couldn't get a job as a new grad RN in HI.

Also, as a first semester student here is my recommendation to you: Buy the dosage calc book and work all the way through it. I feel that has given me a huge advantage, and they expect you to self teach. Also, if you have NOT taken a nutrition course, buy a book now and work through it (you have the time now, and you won't once school starts, I guarantee it!) We only got an hour lecture on it but are expected to know everything covered in a typical 4 month course. This program is a lot of self-teaching and being able to utilize self-help techniques.

Thank you all so much for your help! I'm only in my first semester of my Acc bsn program and will graduate next May so I'm looking a bit ahead, but I don't want to be stressed about this next year before the nclex. :)

Chare: So it would behoove me to apply to hawaii for license by examination? do you know what the protocol would be for when we move back to the states and it happens to be a compact state? In that case I would have to apply to the Texas BON (my PSOR) to get my multistate license...? Thank you, I feel like the worlds biggest idiot for not being able to figure this out!

Hey yall- congrats on getting in and make sure you join MUSC ABSN ***Fall*** 2015. I just got a whole lot of requests to join MUSC ABSN **Spring** 2015 :)

We had 4-5 people drop the program the day before it started and those slots were filled by alternates. We also had 3 additional people defer to the fall, but I am not sure if alternates replaced them. Also, unless they changed their policy, alternate status does not guarantee admission in the spring. You will need to reapply for spring 2015. Congrats to everyone, and alternates... You may get a call the Friday before school starts, so don't give up hope yet!

They increased the cohort to 70 for our class (started this past jan) so I would imagine the out of state acceptance number increased as well. Good luck! I remember waiting and being anxious.. Now it's just being anxious because of how fast this program is

I forgot to add- my university will not release transcripts for up to 2 months after classes end, so that would mean I'd have to wait a minimum of 2 months to even apply to my state board of nursing to take the exam?

My university faculty seems to be unfamiliar with this question (and I am completely in the dark as to what all you fill out when you apply to take the NCLEX). Here is my situation: *I am a military spouse *I claim residency in TX (compact state) *I am attending school in SC (compact state) *I will be moving with my husband to HI (non-compact state) upon graduation I have been given conflicting information as to what I need to do. The ultimate goal is to have a license in HI. -I have been told that I need to apply to my home state (TX) for my initial licensure/NCLEX exam. Does this mean that I have to take my NCLEX in Texas, or can I still take it here in SC but need to fill out somewhere on the exam application that I will need a TX license (and, on top of that, where should I have it mailed to? HI, since we will be moving there approximately a week after I take my boards?) -I have the option to drive to GA (non-compact) to take my NCLEX. Would this alleviate the headache of compact state considerations? -As of right now, I am not interested in/need a multi-state (compact) license. I understand there are many benefits, but it won't be applicable to me until I move back to the continental US. Thank you all for your responses- I have looked up the board websites for HI, SC, and TX and have contacted all of them but they have not answered my questions directly.