The Lamentations of a Distressed RN (New Grad)

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This has been a topic of interest for a while now although other persons have posted on similar topics i have decided to make a post. I have realised how supportive and knowledgeable this community is and i am in need of advice at the moment.

I received my Florida state license in August of 2015 and i am yet to get my foot in a hospital as a new grad this is due to the fact that for most of these positions you need experience. I have been getting a bit discouraged wondering if i chose the right field. I do love Nursing but i would love to start getting hands on experience as soon as possible, to really make my contribution to the profession.

With that being said i also believe i need to get out of my comfort zone and relocate (this seems to be the most viable option at the moment).

My question is what states and or hospitals would be best for me to look into bearing in mind these few details:

1. Relocation assistance

2. Whether or not the hospital provides room and board (this would be a plus)

3. Assistance with acquiring of state license

4. Whether it provides room for educational growth

I do see where Carilion Clinic matches those details but do you know of any others?

What about Kings County Hospital - New York

I really crave your response and advice.

Thank you in advance.

Specializes in Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health.
This has been a topic of interest for a while now although other persons have posted on similar topics i have decided to make a post. I have realised how supportive and knowledgeable this community is and i am in need of advice at the moment.

I received my Florida state license in August of 2015 and i am yet to get my foot in a hospital as a new grad this is due to the fact that for most of these positions you need experience. I have been getting a bit discouraged wondering if i chose the right field. I do love Nursing but i would love to start getting hands on experience as soon as possible, to really make my contribution to the profession.

With that being said i also believe i need to get out of my comfort zone and relocate (this seems to be the most viable option at the moment).

My question is what states and or hospitals would be best for me to look into bearing in mind these few details:

1. Relocation assistance

2. Whether or not the hospital provides room and board (this would be a plus)

3. Assistance with acquiring of state license

4. Whether it provides room for educational growth

I do see where Carilion Clinic matches those details but do you know of any others?

What about Kings County Hospital - New York

I really crave your response and advice.

Thank you in advance.

These benefits mirror those of travel agencies offering travel assignments. Are you certain the advertisements are from individual facilities and not facilities mentioned in an agency's recruitment ad?

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Specializes in 15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU.

I'm curious as to what OP has been doing to support herself for the last 1-2 years.

As far as getting a job, now that she is a stale grad it has gotten much harder and will require a lot more flexibility on her part. She is in no position to negotiate terms.

Take any reasonable offer and get some experience. You don't even have skills to get rusty.

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Specializes in 15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU.
Michigan maybe if you can stand the winters. But they are not a compact state so you have to get your license transferred.

A nurse doesn't actually "transfer" a license. They get another one in the new state and get to retain the current one in the old state. Nurses may have licenses in multiple states.

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Hello thanks for your response. Please pm me the information thank you.

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I received over 3K relocation assistance as a new graduate RN in 2016.

OP, the opportunity does exist. If you are interested in the hospital system that provided that, I can PM you.

Hi thank you so much for your response. I am interested in the hospital system. Please PM me the information. Thank you.

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Thank you so much for the clarification :)

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It's far from a desired area to work... but try Pikeville Medical Center,

in Kentucky. I know that they are offering a pretty nice package for

RN's including room and board, but I DON'T know about inexperienced

RN's. They do seem to be needing help pretty badly. They are

affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic.

Thank you so much for your response. I will look into it.

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I'm sure a few extra states were just snuck in and the government forgot to announce it, that's all...my company does this with new protocols and equipment all the time! :roflmao:

Dwl my bad i was getting that confused for a while. Thank heavens for this forum.

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A nurse doesn't actually "transfer" a license. They get another one in the new state and get to retain the current one in the old state. Nurses may have licenses in multiple states.

Thank you.

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Mayo Clinic in Rochester is new grad friendly and a friend of mine who works there says it's a really good hospital to work in. They provide relocation assistance (not advertised) as well. Best wishes!

Thank you!

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deebee, have you been applying for jobs in Florida since you became licensed in Florida in 2015? If so, what kind of responses have you received from employers? Maybe your problem isn't employer location, but the time since your graduation, has it been more than two years since you graduated from nursing school?

I am an immigrant i graduated my school 2015 but i became licensed in FL in 2016. The response is the experience.

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I'm curious as to what OP has been doing to support herself for the last 1-2 years.

As far as getting a job, now that she is a stale grad it has gotten much harder and will require a lot more flexibility on her part. She is in no position to negotiate terms.

Take any reasonable offer and get some experience. You don't even have skills to get rusty.

And would you believe that i have been working all this time? And no i am not negotiating terms i am in career transition and only wanted to know what was out there and what better forum to use than allnurses.

I think i needed to be more detailed i graduated in 2015 then migrated to the US did my NCLEX so essentially my license is about 6 months old.

But you are right and i will take any reasonable offer just to get my feet through the door.

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