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I was leaving an appointment today and saw a USA Today article on the front page. It was about the difficulty for new grad RNs to get in finding a job. It's about time someone started talking about that instead of NURSING SHORTAGE, NURSING SHORTAGE!!

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Specializes in LTC, New to Tele/ Cardiac!.

amen to that! it seems that the public still thinks nursing jobs are easy to come by. People have looked at me like I have 3 heads when I've told them I'm having difficulty finding a job. "But nurses are so needed everywhere!" True people, but do hospitals have the money to orient us or pay us? No! Hence the nursing shortage, but no jobs! lol I'm glad some news articles are finally recognizing the issue!

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Yeah that's what I thought, and I was surprised it was on the front page too. I put my four quarters in and got the last paper, so it has been read by a few at least!

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I just read all of the comments online and a lot of people are screaming BS at this article and not believing that New Grads can't find a job. WHat is wrong with people?

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Specializes in PICU, NICU, L&D, Public Health, Hospice.
I just read all of the comments online and a lot of people are screaming BS at this article and not believing that New Grads can't find a job. WHat is wrong with people?

They apparently don't actually know any nurses...

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.
I just read all of the comments online and a lot of people are screaming BS at this article and not believing that New Grads can't find a job. WHat is wrong with people?

I noticed that too. The one person was stating "that in my community there are tons of RN positions." If only these people understood the strong desire of employers to hire experienced nurses only.

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Specializes in ER.
I just read all of the comments online and a lot of people are screaming BS at this article and not believing that New Grads can't find a job. WHat is wrong with people?

For some reason, it's just too hard for people outside of nursing to understand. At the family practice where I've worked at for the past five years while going to school, people have been asking me more about where I'm going to work as an RN since I graduate soon, and they look soooo confused when I say, "The first place that will hire me!" Which, of course, I end up having to explain, and they still are like, "Oh, but I see jobs listed all the time for RNs. You must not be looking at all the hospitals!" Um, yes, yes I am. They just don't get it. I think most people outside of nursing think if we went to college and graduated and passed boards, then we're good to go and that's it. They don't realize how much more experiential learning we need and how much that costs the hospital that hires us.

Glad to see the media has picked up on it, though, finallllly.

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To be fair, it really depends on where these commenters live. I'm a nurse working in a hospital and we are still hiring for a variety of units and the positions are open to new grads as well as experienced nurses. One of the newer nurses on my unit is looking to move and I encouraged her to start looking at the job market now before deciding where she'll live because many areas are saturated and if they are hiring it is only for experienced nurses. She had no idea nurses were struggling to find jobs in other parts of the country.

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Specializes in Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool.

What about the person who said the new grads in one area come out making $80,000? If it is true please tell me so I can go there after I finish NS! I have never heard of a new grad making that much unless they are new grads from an NP or CRNA program etc.... Sheesh how much they don't know.

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.
What about the person who said the new grads in one area come out making $80,000? If it is true please tell me so I can go there after I finish NS! I have never heard of a new grad making that much unless they are new grads from an NP or CRNA program etc.... Sheesh how much they don't know.

It wouldn't be unheard of for a new grad RN to make that much in an area with a high cost of living such as California.

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Specializes in critical care, PACU.

hahaha reading some of those comments shows me how many idiots we have in America

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