Qualified New Grad RN, No one wants to hire!!!!!

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Hello everyone,

It feels as if just yesterday I was poping out the bubbly and doing a celebratory dance in ode to passing the NCLEX, but now that celebration is over and I am facing an even bigger challenge. I am a new Grad RN from a BSN program and i'm having a hard time finding work. I am a scholarship recipient for one of the biggest healthcare systems in South Florida, yet they do not have any position for us "scholarship interns" since they gave out more scholarships than available positions. I am being told that the hospital has 120 days to place me before the contract becomes null/void. Problem is, i do not have 4 months to spare. I have a mortgage and a child. I am willing to repay the scholarship if i am able to find a position within another hospital, but I have already applied to over 40 jobs within ALL the hospitals in South Florida as well as Central Florida and they all are NOT hiring new grads!! Every position is requiring EXPERIENCE!!!! Even a Med/surg unit where new grads are SUPPOSE to earn their experience , is requiring 2+ years experience. I am really running out of options and i'm considering relocating out of state if push comes to shove. Does anyone know where is hiring new grad RNs, even if it isnt in Florida?:crying2:

Employers that require work experience should count clinicals as experience. In clinicals you don't just sit there and do assignments, student nurses do the same things the nurse is required to do. I know it's not a lot of experience, but if employers keep hiring people who have experience ( what the heck is the purpose of school)? No one was born with experience, you gain it.

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Specializes in L&D/Maternity nursing.
Employers that require work experience should count clinicals as experience. In clinicals you don't just sit there and do assignments, student nurses do the same things the nurse is required to do. I know it's not a lot of experience, but if employers keep hiring people who have experience ( what the heck is the purpose of school)? No one was born with experience, you gain it.

Seriously. The whole "experience" bit really gets me sometimes. How are we supposed to gain "experience" if we are never given the chance?

And I assure you that I did not sit on my orifice with my fingers up my nose during my 400 hr clinical externship that I needed for my program-same for the countless hours I put in in other clinicals.

OP-I feel ya. I too am looking and its dire straits where I am at as well. And I cant exactly up and move-my husband has a wonderful job, we just bought a house last year and I am also 13 weeks pregnant.

(patiently waits for Tyler to make a jab about how my pregnancy was **** poor timing)

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Here we go again with the "Woe is me" cries after one graduates...And I'll say it again...did you do your homework BEFORE you became a nurse? In other words, did you ask nurses, recuiters, employees in the field about how your job prospects would be once you graduate? Did you do a simple (AND FREE) Google search to see what the hiring trends were? Take a look at your diploma--where does it say "I am now ENTITLED to a job?"

This is the problems the nursing field faces today--everyone and their frickin' brother wants to be a nurse...The result? A glut of new nurses and low turnover, hospitals closing and/or on hiring freezes, etc. If you have a good GPA, well, good for you. It doesn't move you to the top of your list. On graduation day, the person with the highest GPA and the lowest GPA will both have diplomas at the end of the ceremony. Passed the NCLEX on the first try? Oh joy! So did thousands of others---and they're out of a job, too.

Wait tables, pole dance, work retail until you land your nursing job--it's not beneath you--it's called opportunity and managing to stay alive and afloat in these tough times. Do what you have to do. If you have to work overnights as a nurse, well, people are sick overnight, too. So many grads think that they have to have a 9-5 schdedule so their jobn doesn't infringe on their social lives....If you have to move out of state, well, then do so. You're an adult, and if you're otherwise legally barred from leaving the state you reside in, it's time to look outside your comfort zone. (Last I heard, people in California, Montana, and Colorado get sick, too. Shhhhhhhh.).

Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I just hope you are not a nurse, because if you are then you should know how new grads feel.I can't stand people who (just yesterday) cried for a job and were so afraid they would never have a job offer right away, or afraid to make big mistakes the first day... now that they got what they wanted....they try to criticize other people. Everybody has a heart, many know how to use it and others just have a cold cold blood. Anyway, I just want to say to the person who opened this thread to ignore the pessimistic people, they are just miserable.

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Specializes in Acute Care Psych, DNP Student.

Some posts are so outrageous, they don't even warrant a response.

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When the economy modestly improves these will seem like the good old days...this current glut of nurses is but a blip on the radar. Theres many, many nurses where I work that want out asap to retire. They are sick and tired of working and were only forced back due to this ridiculous housing crash.

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to msmo0508,

military nursing is overloaded as well, so for the person who needs the job/money right away, this would not be a good option. i'm currently looking into joining the af after i graduate, and i'm 2 years from that goal, the recruiter for the air force told me to come back when i have one year of school left....also on another nursing forum, alot of people who have went through the process and the military has accepted them to come in, and they have to wait next year to go into the air force because of the overload of nurses in 2009/2010...

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This is a little harsh. I have a job, but I want to chime in here. I have always wanted to be a nurse since before I started elementary school. Its all I have ever wanted to be. When I started the road to becoming a nurse there were no problems getting a job. Hospitals were offering amazing incentives, sign on bonuses, and there was no reason to think I wouldn't get a job after graduation. When the poo hit the fan I was almost done, too far into student loan debt, too much time invested, and to into my dream to turn back. I understand what your saying, but the student loan people do not understand when you don't pay them, the rent people do not get it, and your kids aren't understanding when they can't eat. Yes, you can get some other job, but if you have student loan debt you won't be able to pay it, and your bills. In addition, a lot of the jobs state only apply if you graduated less than a year ago. Many graduates are afraid that if too much time passes without them becoming employed in the health care field they will lose their training, and any opportunity for a good job. If nursing is your dream, and with all the effort, money, and hard work its more than anyone can ask for graduates not to be a bit upset. I have been lucky thus far, but I was afraid when I graduated. Lighten up and show some compassion.

Here we go again with the "Woe is me" cries after one graduates...And I'll say it again...did you do your homework BEFORE you became a nurse? In other words, did you ask nurses, recuiters, employees in the field about how your job prospects would be once you graduate? Did you do a simple (AND FREE) Google search to see what the hiring trends were? Take a look at your diploma--where does it say "I am now ENTITLED to a job?"

This is the problems the nursing field faces today--everyone and their frickin' brother wants to be a nurse...The result? A glut of new nurses and low turnover, hospitals closing and/or on hiring freezes, etc. If you have a good GPA, well, good for you. It doesn't move you to the top of your list. On graduation day, the person with the highest GPA and the lowest GPA will both have diplomas at the end of the ceremony. Passed the NCLEX on the first try? Oh joy! So did thousands of others---and they're out of a job, too.

Wait tables, pole dance, work retail until you land your nursing job--it's not beneath you--it's called opportunity and managing to stay alive and afloat in these tough times. Do what you have to do. If you have to work overnights as a nurse, well, people are sick overnight, too. So many grads think that they have to have a 9-5 schdedule so their jobn doesn't infringe on their social lives....If you have to move out of state, well, then do so. You're an adult, and if you're otherwise legally barred from leaving the state you reside in, it's time to look outside your comfort zone. (Last I heard, people in California, Montana, and Colorado get sick, too. Shhhhhhhh.).

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Employers that require work experience should count clinicals as experience. In clinicals you don't just sit there and do assignments, student nurses do the same things the nurse is required to do. I know it's not a lot of experience, but if employers keep hiring people who have experience ( what the heck is the purpose of school)? No one was born with experience, you gain it.

As virtually every school has clinicals, this does not set you apart from other nurses - experience does.

And you will quickly find that clinicals are not even remotely close to "experience".

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Acute Rehab.
Here we go again with the "Woe is me" cries after one graduates...And I'll say it again...did you do your homework BEFORE you became a nurse? In other words, did you ask nurses, recuiters, employees in the field about how your job prospects would be once you graduate? Did you do a simple (AND FREE) Google search to see what the hiring trends were? Take a look at your diploma--where does it say "I am now ENTITLED to a job?"

This is the problems the nursing field faces today--everyone and their frickin' brother wants to be a nurse...The result? A glut of new nurses and low turnover, hospitals closing and/or on hiring freezes, etc. If you have a good GPA, well, good for you. It doesn't move you to the top of your list. On graduation day, the person with the highest GPA and the lowest GPA will both have diplomas at the end of the ceremony. Passed the NCLEX on the first try? Oh joy! So did thousands of others---and they're out of a job, too.

Wait tables, pole dance, work retail until you land your nursing job--it's not beneath you--it's called opportunity and managing to stay alive and afloat in these tough times. Do what you have to do. If you have to work overnights as a nurse, well, people are sick overnight, too. So many grads think that they have to have a 9-5 schdedule so their jobn doesn't infringe on their social lives....If you have to move out of state, well, then do so. You're an adult, and if you're otherwise legally barred from leaving the state you reside in, it's time to look outside your comfort zone. (Last I heard, people in California, Montana, and Colorado get sick, too. Shhhhhhhh.).

Tyler77:

  • Total of 5 posts
  • All nasty, sarcastic, and on similar subject matter. Do you actually have any meaningful advice??
  • Tyler, it must really s**k to be you!

Pathetic!

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Tyler77:

  • Total of 5 posts
  • All nasty, sarcastic, and on similar subject matter. Do you actually have any meaningful advice??
  • Tyler, it must really s**k to be you!

Pathetic!

Probably a troll

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Specializes in Vascular Surgery.

^ this.

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.
Sometimes "harsh" posts are rooted in reality..

And sometimes they're just dickish and unnecessary.

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