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I am in the same boat, however I have a few experiences. Can you look into volunteering opportunity to gain experience. Once you get that keep contacting recruiters until you find those who are willing to give you a chance.

I got Kaplan live classroom discounted through my school. I really loved it because they teach you strategies on how to answer NCLEX questions. Then they give you a e-book to study content and they have content videos that has expert nurses going over the material you studied in the e-book. Most importantly they offer many many many NCLEX style questions to practice in the qbank and q trainer. I say the money is worth it because if you do all the questions attend all classes and watch all the videos and everything else they say, I think they offer money back or a discounted rate to reregister. I passed with 75 questions thanks to them. If you want to use Kaplan, you should.

Thanks everyone. I have been asking around. I also do not mind being hired with a good orientation program. My BSN program gave me 180 hours of preceptorship.

It depends on your ability. Since they are all sciences, it may be very hard if you have a busy life. while I was a student I took A&P 2 and chemistry 2. I added nutrition. I was able to handle it because I was not working. It all depends on your ability and situation.

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I am a BSN graduate nurse who graduated almost two years ago. For various reasons I did not pass the NCLEX-RN until 8 months ago. I struggled to land my first nursing job because I only have my preceptorship as a hospital experience in addition to a group home experience which is seven years ago. On my previous threads, I asked fellow nurses if I should apply to new graduate nurse positions. I received mixed responses some saying I am no longer considered a new grad and others saying if I have never worked with my license, I am still a new grad. The area I live in is very competitive with many who have more experiences than I do. However, I have decided not to let the time gap stop me from applying any longer. I spoke with a nurse recruiter for an out of state hospital. I explained my situation and to my surprise she said I qualify for new grad opportunities at her institution. They have a new grad internship coming up which she encouraged me to apply. I want others in my situation to know it doesn't matter how long it has been since you graduated. As long as you never used your license as a registered nurse you can still be considered as a new grad in many institutions. Right now I do not have much time the deadline for the new grad residency is fast approaching. I needed help from fellow nurses with only preceptorship and clinical experiences to please post samples of resumes with only preceptorship and clinical experiences. I found such sample at the library inside a resume book but in addition I wanted more help. I am in need of help. Any suggestion is welcome. Thank you in advance.

Thanks everyone for the inputs. I contacted the BON and I was told my license is active until 2016. If i do not find a job until it expires, I will have to attend a refresher course approved by the BON. That would be few months before it expires.

Thanks. I have already looked at the Board of nursing website . I can only take a refresher course which is approved by them which is listed on the website. I still want to talk to a BON representative to speak about how I can always keep my license.

I will ask my board of nursing how I can keep my license. In the meantime I wanted to know is it the one given at community colleges for inactive nurses?

I suspected thanks

What is CEU?

Thanks I feel such relief knowing I can keep my license which I worked so hard to obtain. I have tried long term care as well with no luck most require 1 year experience. I hope I will have better luck out of state.

Hello everybody, sorry this may be very long thread. I want to start out by saying being a nurse is such a great feeling. To serve others is what we all strive. I am very proud of myself for graduating and passing the NCLEX-RN. I also happen to be among those who have not been able to find work. After deep soul searching and feelings of disappointment about not having a job, I came to the conclusion that being a nurse is an accomplishment which I earned through hard work. It would be great to work and contribute to society. Until I find that job, I constantly encourage myself. I want to work in medical-surgical nursing. Therefore, on a daily basis I have decided to keep my knowledge by studying everyday. I spent way too much time and energy feeling sorry for myself for not finding work. Finally last week I decided to turn my challenge into an advantage. I no longer feel sorry for myself. I understand I live in a city where there are lots of nurse graduates and few older nurses willing to retire. There is a tough competition to land our first nursing jobs. I admit I have not been competing as much as I should. I guess I was too overwhelmed by the competition. Another obstacle I overcame is my lack of experience in the hospital environment other than my clinicals. Those who had worked as a tech during school have the advantage of finding jobs right after graduation. I felt terrible for not having had a tech job as a student. However, that too was competitive. The fact that I did not work as a tech did not stop me from becoming a nurse. At the moment it is almost two years since I graduated. I still have not found my first nursing job. I am at a position to panic or feel depressed. I honestly can say I felt those feeling during these two years in addition to the anxiety about the NCLEX. Before it becomes two years since I graduated , I have decided to try my luck out of state. In the mean time I am taking care of myself by eating right and working out. I am also studying to refresh my knowledge of nursing content. It is such a great feeling to get out of self pity for not landing a job. Instead I am proud of myself for passing the NCLEX-RN and graduating. Now my only fear is losing my license if I happen to never find a job before it expires? Can I renew it even if I have never practiced? My license will expire in 2016 and I fear if I don't practice with it the BON will ban me from being a nurse. I want to ask the board of nursing my concern. Until then if any of you can give me an idea of what will happen to my license I would really appreciate it. thank you.

Thanks everyone. I was thinking of moving to my friend's home. Then after I settle in that state I was going to apply. I did not know I can apply from where I am.

Congratulations. I am a struggling nursing graduate with no nursing related experience who has been out of school for almost 2 years. I really appreciate it if you can create a new thread on how to write a resume or if you have threads you suggest to be helpful. Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate your comment. I will try to apply from my state and see how it goes. I did not mean lie about my resume. What I meant was should I move to my friend's house until I get my own place in that state. My license happens to be a compact state which is useful for that state. Now I think about it, it is probably not a good idea to move before I apply.

I graduated nursing almost 2 years ago. It is only 7 months ago that I passed the NCLEX-RN. After applying for positions and getting either rejection or no answer, I have decided to look for opportunities in a far away state. What attracted about the job in that state is that for the experience required section they have listed no experience required. Where I live I have never seen an ad that says no experience required. They usually say experience preferred or less than 12 months experience required. My question is when I apply for this far away state job, should I use my friend's address who lives in that state by staying with her or should I just apply with my current address? I fear I may not be considered for the job if they know I live in a far away state. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you in advance.

i failed the first time with 265 questions. The second time I passed with 75. I believe your Kaplan scores are good. Make sure you read all the rationales to see how the right answer came to be. Strengthen your content by reading the entire Kaplan course book once. Also review what you read by watching Kaplan content lecture videos. Do all the Q bank and Q trainers in test mode. When you do Q trainers pretend you are on the actual NCLEX. take breaks but do not stop the test until you finish. You will pass I wish you all best.

Thank you. I just found out that a local community college offers a refresher course. I am going to take it. Hopefully I will qualify for private loans because I have no money.

I am in need of advice from other nurses. i graduated in December 2012 with a BSN degree. I was working as a caregiver while in school. sadly my client passed away in 2013. It will be almost two years now since I have worked. I took NCLEX in February 2014 and passed with 75 questions. It will be two years since I graduated and still no first registered nursing job. There is a hospital in my area that has a volunteer nursing position. I applied two weeks ago and I have not heard back from them. In the meantime, I found about 10 positions looking for new grads. I do not feel confident if I qualify for such positions because it has been almost two years since I graduated. Out of the ten positions two are for a nursing home and they did not specifically say we are looking for new grads. I feel more sure about them. I am at a position to panic but I have promised myself to aggressively apply for positions. I have also developed a plan B in that if it doesn't work out to attend a masters program in a field not related to nursing but still in healthcare. I know without experience it will be difficult to land a job. I am prepared to leave the United States as a last resort. My question is am I taking the right steps? Is there something I am missing? I will appreciate all inputs. Thank you in advance.

I think your hospital volunteer work is a great experience.

There is a psychiatric hospital in my area. As a new grad, I was only applying to medical-surgical jobs. I want to also try psychiatry jobs. While I was a student, I did training in psychiatry for over a month. The unit that I want to apply for is offering as needed opportunity. I am very much interested. The position did not ask for experience so as a new grad do I assume I qualify?

I want to start by saying I have bipolar disorder but I do not consider myself to be disabled. This disorder is the reason why it took me five years to finish my bachelor of nursing degree. After I was diagnosed during the nursing program life was very difficult as I was adjusting to medications. I worked just as any student would during college and graduated. After graduation, I had anxiety about the biggest test of my life NCLEX so I postponed it. I took NCLEX five months after graduating and I FAILED. I got back up again and studied for a few more months and I passed the second time. I graduated in December 2012. It is going to be two years almost since I graduated and I must admit I am nervous that nobody will hire me. I see my old classmates they are already established in their careers and here I am struggling to even get a job interview. I am Thankful I passed NCLEX with 75 questions and graduated despite the setback of bipolar. Sometimes I wish I didn't have bipolar disorder. Will this career gap keep preventing me from getting a job interview? In the meantime should I volunteer to a clinic that is asking for a year commitment???? I am willing to do anything to have a career. I am feeling sorry for my self that a 2 year nursing program took me five years and struggling to find work is even harder than struggling to graduate. All this while most of my classmates are now working with few years experiences under their belts and a few I may add are in a PhD program. The most painful thing is when people tell me it is easy to find work as a nurse. I am literally crying as I type this... I hope I can find work soon... Any nurses willing to give me advice is appreciated. Thank you.

It all depends on your BON. In my state I was licensed a day after I found out the unofficial result 48 hours later.

Congratulations