Texas nursing schools' reputation

[lisianthus93]

Hello,

I will be attending UTMB this fall, but have looked around at other nursing schools. I've heard talk that though some nursing schools may have decent rankings and NCLEX passing rates, but students who graduate from those programs still have a hard time finding a job afterward due to not enough clinical experience.

Is there any site where the number of clinical hours each program requires is listed? Or even a site that tells what percentage of students find jobs after graduating?

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I've heard talk that though some nursing schools may have decent rankings and NCLEX passing rates, but students who graduate from those programs still have a hard time finding a job afterward due to not enough clinical experience.

New grad nurses are having difficulty finding jobs in many of the major Texas cities due to supply and demand, not necessarily due to not having enough clinical experience.

In a tight job market, HR and recruiters are going to hire the experienced nurse who needs minimal orientation because (s)he is more cost-effective to the organization. They are going to be leery about hiring the new grad who requires an expensive, lengthy, extensive orientation to the job. The experienced nurse is proven, whereas the new grad is unproven and statistically will leave for another job within a year or two.

Is there any site where the number of clinical hours each program requires is listed? Or even a site that tells what percentage of students find jobs after graduating?

Employers and recruiters care whether you have paid nursing experience, and nursing school clinical hours do not count as experience.

Regarding post-graduation placement, students are counted as having found a job after graduation if they are working as a Starbucks barista. These sites do not discriminate between gainful nursing employment and non-nursing jobs secured after graduation.