Questions for New Grads

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I have a few questions for all of you new grads..

1. When did you graduate?

2. Do you have a BSN or ADN?

3. Are you still looking for work?

4. If not, how long did it take you to find a job?

5. If you don't mind my asking, those who are working, what type of job or floor do you work on.

Thanks y'all. This is just straight on curiosity. :)

Specializes in PICU.

1. when did you graduate? may 2010

2. do you have a bsn or adn? bsn.

3. are you still looking for work? nope!! =)

4. if not, how long did it take you to find a job? three weeks after i found out i passed the nclex i had two interviews (one was for my dream job)

5. if you don't mind my asking, those who are working, what type of job or floor do you work on. i accepted both jobs. one is per diem and i work with pediatric patients, i started that right away. the other is for the picu and i begin in a few weeks!

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1. May, 2010

2. ADN

3. Yes

I have been looking for almost 4 months and still nothing. Right now, I am volunteering at Kaiser just to get my foot in the door. I am hoping that persistence and patience will eventually pay off. I have noticed that most people who have responded already have jobs. So how about a 6th question....

6.) What city/state are you currently living in?

I live in the California/Bay Area how about everyone else?

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Specializes in ER, Mother/Baby.
1. May, 2010

2. ADN

3. Yes

I have been looking for almost 4 months and still nothing. Right now, I am volunteering at Kaiser just to get my foot in the door. I am hoping that persistence and patience will eventually pay off. I have noticed that most people who have responded already have jobs. So how about a 6th question....

6.) What city/state are you currently living in?

I live in the California/Bay Area how about everyone else?

Metro Detroit/Michigan

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1. may, 2010

2. adn

3. yes

i have been looking for almost 4 months and still nothing. right now, i am volunteering at kaiser just to get my foot in the door. i am hoping that persistence and patience will eventually pay off. i have noticed that most people who have responded already have jobs. so how about a 6th question....

6.) what city/state are you currently living in?

i live in the california/bay area how about everyone else?

i was thinking the same thing...definitely have not been hearing about people in ca. getting jobs so quickly...

1. when did you graduate? may 2010

2. do you have a bsn or adn? adn

3. are you still looking for work? no, and yes. ;-)

4. if not, how long did it take you to find a job? four months since graduating, and 2.5 months since passing nclex.

5. if you don't mind my asking, those who are working, what type of job or floor do you work on. starting soon on a med/surg floor, per diem. so will most likely be looking for part time eventually as well.

6.) what city/state are you currently living in? near sacramento, ca.

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Specializes in CCRN, House Sup, CCT, Unit Director, ICU.

May 2010

ADN + Psych BA, working on MSN now

No

1 month after graduation, 3 weeks after passing nclex

Medical ICU

Orange County, CA

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May 2010

BSN

I had a job secured in April before I graduated

ER

Missouri :nurse:

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Specializes in ER, urgent care.
I have a few questions for all of you new grads..

1. When did you graduate? Sept. 09

2. Do you have a BSN or ADN? ADN

3. Are you still looking for work? NO

4. If not, how long did it take you to find a job? 5 MONTHS

5. If you don't mind my asking, those who are working, what type of job or floor do you work on. ED OF MY CHOICE

Thanks y'all. This is just straight on curiosity. :)[AAAAA

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hey guys! i am planning on doing an Associates in Nursing for an RN position. I would like to know, is it better to have a BS in Nursing? or ASN (RN) doesnt really make a difference.also if someone doesnt mind sharing an RN pay scale with me in Indiana. that would be really helpful.

Thanks!

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also has anyone Graduated from MED tech college Indianapolis IN? is the job search affected by where you had graduated from?

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Specializes in General Med-Surg.

i have a few questions for all of you new grads..

1. when did you graduate? august 13, but got my rn license yesterday :)

2. do you have a bsn or adn? bsn

3. are you still looking for work? nope. i got a job as a student professional nurse in dec. 2009, and i will continue working for the same hospital in a graduate nurse residency program starting monday.

4. if not, how long did it take you to find a job? i got the official "yes" on my job a couple days after i graduated.

5. if you don't mind my asking, those who are working, what type of job or floor do you work on. general med-surg. at first i wanted labor and delivery or women's services, but those floors weren't hiring new grads. i am very happy to be working on a general med-surg floor, it was my next highest choice.

thanks y'all. this is just straight on curiosity. :)

thank you :) i think it's important for those interested in the nursing profession to know that there are good jobs out there for new grads. sometimes you have to start looking for programs to get into before actually graduating. it is a smooth transition, and it benefits the new grad and the hospital.

i live in houston, texas

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1. when did you graduate? may 2010

2. do you have a bsn or adn? bsn

3. are you still looking for work? no

4. if not, how long did it take you to find a job? started looking in february 2010, got hired june 2010

5. if you don't mind my asking, those who are working, what type of job or floor do you work on. oncology, my first choice.

thanks y'all. this is just straight on curiosity. :)

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1. When did you graduate? May 7th, 2010

2. Do you have a BSN or ADN? ADN

3. Are you still looking for work? Yes! I have been working towards my BSN, and I just took the NCLEX-RN and passed last week, so I am just now getting around to the job search!

4. If not, how long did it take you to find a job? N/A

5. If you don't mind my asking, those who are working, what type of job or floor do you work on. I am not working yet, but optimally I would like to work in the ED! I know a lot of hospitals do not typically hire new grads in the ER though.

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