good morning PatriceRN, I passed my nclex july 2009 and found a part time job supervising in a nursing home in October 2009. It was a hard time finding anything. I continued to look for full time employment with benefits. I got into a level 1 hospital august 2010. The only time I was given adequate orientation was at the hospital however I was "experienced" so I was not able to get into nurse residency program. Wouldn't change a thing. I work in the ER now and love it. Good luck