kiwi111

Oh my your exactly like me personality wise I don't have thick skin so I get trampled a lot for being "nice". My nursing instructor also told me the same thing. She said I'd get bullied for sure, Worse part is i'm a new grad. I have nothing to back me up.

Have you passed your NCLEX already? I think it's okay I don't know personally but I've heard someone took 3 years before they took NCLEX (They got pregnant and raised their kids first). She managed to still get a job after but she had to wait a long time to get hired. Don't give up. There will be a time when we will get hired as long as we keep applying ourselves. Good luck for the exam if you have not retaking it.

Haha I had thought it wouldn't count. Thanks for your advice springchick! I will try my best and keep on truckin'

I'm in sticky situation as well after graduating and getting no job. It's probably best to apply earlier when you can. Good luck.

@ED Nurse I never "meant" to say I applied to xx amount of jobs because I didn't intend to it was just redundant. Also YOU don't have to be a mindreader because guess what? I actually pointed out that I only got 2 interviews yes interviews not positions I applied but interviews. That's it. You don't need to mind read, you just need to ..read. I don't expect life to "come" to me because we have to "live" life right? Not force what we want in life. I don't have high ambitions I don't want to do ER/ICU or any of that stuff. I just want to provide safe care to people in a manner I can handle. @Janey496 Thank you for your kind words :) I will still keep applying and learning. Glad to hear success in your end. @brandy1017 I know you meant well in your comment I do. And thank you I will take your advice wisely. However, I came from a very low economic family. We could not afford a car when I was old enough to drive in highschool like you must have had with your dad. So how can my dad teach me to drive if we had no car? I'm sorry to say but you need to stop thinking in a frame of mind that everyone has lives similar to you. In highschool I had no time to even think of doing anything but stuyding why because I could not afford to go to college so I had to maintain my grade and I got a scholarship that's how I got into nursing school. And my dad did not have time to even teach me when I was in college because he worked every day and passed out to sleep when he got home. Some people like me were just not fortunate enough to afford many things whether opportunities or training or cars I'm not complaining. I don't think it has anything to do with me being less of a nurse though so I hope you won't as well but I don't have control in that. PS you don't need to know where I live but know that there's many people like me that don't drive or own a car because you know that's why they created buses and public transportation right?

You are quite right! New grads are a dime a dozen in my city. It's hard to get an interview anywhere. Unless you move up north or willing to relocate which I can't do because I don't have money yet, family, and the fact that cities farther away still only hire part time. No one is hiring full time anymore. This would have been fine cause I'm not greedy but if I'd have to rent a place, I might need that full time job to you know have money left over to actually eat after rent which is crazy high these days. Thanks again for your reply. I appreciate the tips you posted. When I get time, I will review more about mental health specifically so I can actually apply for the jobs even if it's just basic knowledge it's unfortunate that I completely erased most of what I learned in mental health except the communication/empathy part. I really hope that I do get to meet or join a hospital/clinic/place that is welcoming of new people. I mean I've had the worst luck with my teachers, or nurses that I've been partnered. Every time I mention that I am not familiar of this procedure/knowledge as a student, they always criticized me harshly. I hope I don't get that anymore because that is what's scaring me now as a new grad the finite space between having a license and graduated vs simply just being a student.

From my area I won't get specific but unfortunately after half a year we can't apply to a new grad program anymore. Hence why I don't have a job still since grad, I missed my opportunity. But I wish you good luck! I'm sure your psych experience will come in handy despite what other people say. :)

I've been following your thread, just wanted to ask if you sticked with med surg still? How are you feeling about it now?

I have no idea if it was a bit more lenient a couple of years ago in psych for new grads without experience but every job postings I've seen in psych mandated minimum 1yr in mental health experience. Even for PRN work. This is the major reason I'm hesitating on applying the 2nd being quite unfamiliar with the psych environment. Did you find yourself expected to know many of the ways around the psych floor during the interviews or was it after? I thought about reviewing my mental health notes in school because I don't remember much of the diagnosis etc but still very unsure of applying because that one clinical experience in mental health was like a vague memory. I'd really like to try it out though.

Thanks Bunny. I'd love to keep in touch with you but I don't think I can do messages yet until I hit a certain amount of post. I will be sure to message when I do though. No you're not alone! And I'm happy that I can talk with other people here that have a similar thinking to mine. I think you mentioned in your last post that you did LTC? How are you liking it so far? I want to try all sorts of nursing outside of the hospital primarily but I'm not picky. I want to see what I'm comfortable with first and if ever I feel intoxicated by work conditions, then I'll be more serious in the career switch. Have you thought about doing something related to vet school? They have vet techs too I think those are 2 yr programs, and you'd be in an area similar to health care so you can use your past experience, knowledge and skill. I think I'm a creative person too and have always wanted to do something related to arts but I just never had a chance to think about it. Now that I'm still applying to jobs, I thought I'd have the chance to really ponder about it but I have not since I'm just concentrating on getting a job first.

Thank you for your update! I'm in the same situation you were 2 years ago now too. I've had a lot of anxiety and depressive episodes and absolutely no job experience. I'm happy to hear you got a job in psych though and liking it! Like hilbub mentioned I'm also interested in doing psych but not sure if I can even get in cause I too did not do my consolidation in psych. It's been 2 yrs since I did a clinical in mental health and I'm a new grad. If I may ask, how long did it take for you to get the job offer? and how did you get the reference? were you able to ask your old proffs?

I agree completely. I don't think I'd ever act rude to a patient despite how bad some has treated me. But there are more multiple facets in nursing that made me not passionate about it. A nurse actually mistreated me because she claimed she did not see that I have passion in nursing just because I cried when she yelled at me in front of my patient. In some ways I do agree you need to have passion in order to stick with nursing as a career but there are other motivations why people stick to it and are valid as well. If society ran on passion alone there would be plenty of jobs left unfilled.

I think it boils down to how proactive your daughter is though too. Sure the fancy school name is good resume material but if she's anything like me that's very passive, it will be hard getting into a job despite the fancy school credit. I understand you want what's best for your daughter though. If you can financially afford the extra money then why not, it has more benefit but staying at home as you calculated is half the price and it's important to consider especially if the money isn't there. My friend went to a fancy school she dropped out after 2 yrs thinking she hated the program she lived there and the cost where approximate to what you calculated. I stayed at home and commuted to college for 1.5 hours to and 1.5hours back home every day. I hated it both but decided to stick with it.

Hi you must be my long lost twin. Both you and bunnynurse. I haven't found a job yet in nursing and I do want to try it out because of what bunynurse mentioned "student loans". I'm considering going back to school as well but maybe not for a degree anymore something else that's the opposite of nursing where I can sit in my cubicle and not talk to deal with people. Actually I don't mind talking to people, it's hearing them talk about me behind my back and getting spiteful comments thrown to my face for something so trivial like I'm not breathing properly..really. I'm considering going to education maybe after (no not nursing education). IT is a good job but I my eyes are not that great to be coding despite being in my 20s still. I would love to hear from what other people decide to pursue after as well. Bunny have you thought of what you wanted to do before going into nursing?

Please read properly before commenting so harshly. I did NOT only apply to two jobs. I lost track of how much I've applied to already. I meant to say as Mavrick stated that I've only gotten 2 interviews. I've applied to plenty of new grad opportunities but I don't count as one anymore. By the way, life is so short. Just because you've gotten a good job doesn't mean it will last forever and give right to speak lowly of those that struggle to find one. Ashes to ashes dust to dust my friend and what comes up must come down.