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We'll good news! I went to the job fair at UofM, had 2 interviews and have been hired for the OR and am Starting in January! Can't wait!!!

As a new grad in the top of a 1 year accelerated nursing program for 2nd degree BSN students I have to say it's all about location! Many of my classmates that stayed in a mid-sized TX city had jobs before they graduated whereas I moved to a different state with a prestigious Hospital, Medical School, and Nursing School in my back yard with 5-6 different hospital systems in an 1 hour driving distance and still can't get hired in the hospital setting. After 2.5 months yes I found a job in home health care. Is it the dream job? The position yes, the agency I'm with no. Has it stopped me from applying to positions and still networking? No. I think that right now it's important for new nurses to get experience however they can. The big problem seems to be that hospitals don't want to hire new grad, pay to train them, and then watch them walk out the door once they have enough experience. A compromise should be reached between hospitals and new nurses through their residency programs that if a) we train you you owe us X amount of months.

I made myself a one page cheat sheet by going page by page of the oasis. If I have a really difficult patient to read, I actually pull the Oasis out and do the ADL section with them.

Hey all! I'm a new grad that as stated above could not get a hospital position. I did do an internship with a hospice for a bit while still in nursing school and had a preceptor that also worked home health on the side so I did get some exposure to the world. I do see multiple patients a day but at our agency they are all low acuity (blood sugar, bp checks, and a health assessment). I make sure that I look up each medication a patient has in my drug book with the patient at my side and we have a discussion about what is working, any side effects, and any concerns they may have about the medication. About 90% of my job is non-compliance with medications, general condition education, and education about diet. I think I could handle some pressure ulcers due to that was mainly my case load when I worked with hospice. However I don't think that if the patient were higher acuity or on respirators I'd be able to handle home health. I think it all depends on the type of patients you see and how your agency supports you.

We've been hit in the Detroit area, but so far my agency has been able to refer 90% of the patients that were referred to us from Mobile Doctors to other visiting MD services.

The nurse I trained with used a 3 drawer plastic box system. So far I'm using one big plastic bin with plastic folders for paperwork and smaller plastic boxes for supplies. I'm thinking of switching to the 3 box drawer system because it just seemed so much more organized.

I just started in home health care in Detroit. Could you IM me the name of the app? Right now I leave a list at the office of whom I'm seeing and in what order and send a text to a love one saying I'm at X appointment and then another when I have left.

I'm still plugging away at applying at the hospitals because I feel as a new nurse it would be best for me career, experience, and safety wise. So far yes the home health care is ok money and a lot of freedom, but with that freedom comes a lot of responsibility and driving into inner city Detroit. Most of the patients are HTN and Type 2 Diabetes so I am refining my assessment and teaching skills but other than that no technical skills are being used which I feel I'd really like to get better at.

I'm originally from the Milford area, but also as a new nurse I'd go with the facility that makes you feel the most comfortable.

Woot! Thank You Allybear! I was able to sign up for the 1pm event. I did get the job at home health care and hopefully it'll be useful experience on my resume. I've done a ride-a-long yesterday and it seems straight forward until you get to the OASIS paperwork. I'll have to see how next week works.

Zoomommy thanks for the heads up. And you nailed it, no messaging for me yet. The good news is that I have an interview tomorrow with a home health care agency which is located in Lincoln Park so hopefully something good will come from it.

Well the good news is that today I got my first call back for a job interview at a home health care agency with the interview tomorrow. Hopefully I'll have good news in a few days.

I'm more Ypsi vs. A2. I'm trying to avoid an hour drive unless it's full time but which hospitals should I stay away from? I'm thinking out of the box as well as in community health. I'm trying to avoid the prison's due to my lack of experience.

Thanks all for the words of support, but alas no position yet or phone calls. I have applied for all the long term care facilities in the A2 area and have extended my search all the way out to Novi, Southfield and Detroit. I have been in contact with the nurse recruiter from St. Joe's but so far that hasn't led anywhere and the one nurse contact I do know there works in the ICU and the ICU does not hire new grads. About once every 2 weeks I chat with one of the nurse recruiter's on U of M's nursing site hoping to gain more insight. ZooMommyRN thank-you for your service, my husband just ETS'ed so I get the whole applying at the VA and fun rejection notices as well. At this point I'm getting a bit desperate with my student loans about to hit, and have started to even apply for tech positions just to get my foot in the door in any facility. Which makes me wonder that if I'm an RN do I have to get a special certification to be a CNA here? Pretty much I've started to try and think of "out-side the box" ways to get hired and don't be surprised if I end up making the news for standing outside various hospitals with an "Will RN to pay student loans" sign...sigh. Keeping the faith that something will pop up soon.

Hey all, I'm a new grad (May 2013) that is fully licensed in the state of MI and just moved here from doing a 1 year accelerated program in El Paso, TX. So far I have over 50 applications out with U of M, St. Joe's, Providence, VA and Oakwood. I graduated in the top 5 percent of my class with honors from the university with a BSN. At this point I feel I have applied for everything out there I am qualified for as a graduate nurse without a single call for an interview. I have talked with recruiters and still feel like I'm in limbo. As an out of state graduate, what more can I do to network with the area hospitals? I feel that I am at a disadvantage due to not performing clinicals at any of the area hospitals. Is there any hiring fairs the hospitals host or participate in? How did you get your first RN job?