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Hello all, I just found out my husband (who is military) is getting assigned to Hickam this summer and I will move out there once I graduate from my BSN program in May 2015. What are the job prospects for new grads out there? I recognize I'll need t...

I wanted to start a fresh thread for all of us who are applying to MUSC ABSN program in the spring. Applications just became available, I am planning to apply for the priority admission. Welcome, Spring 2014 hopefuls!

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 ...

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 ...

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 fr...

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 ...

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 ...

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 cours...

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...

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, alternat...

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 prog...

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?

We are looking in to buying in Kailua; I'm glad the traffic isn't *as* bad! Do you know anything/anyone who works for the military hospitals? I'm curious if they enjoy it vs a civilian hospital.

Good luck everyone... Enjoy this summer, because once you get going this fall, you don't stop!

Thank you for the replies! That's a little discouraging because we need my income to help supplement our household income... However, I'll be sure to apply for all the positions you all mentioned in addition to RN positions and hope that I get lucky...

Also, should I consider commuting to a different island for a job, or is that not recommended?

The website needs to be updated. The first time I applied we heard the 3rd week of March. Second time I applied priority and it took 6 weeks.

You'll get notified mid to late march, and the meet and greet is a mini orientation for (most of) all the stuff you need to get done before school starts. The first week of school will be orientation on a large scale