Year off after finishing BSN program?

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Hello --

My husband has one year of a BSN program left. We're considering the possibility of him taking a year off after he graduates to care for our first child, but I'm concerned about whether he'll be able to enter the job market effectively afterward.

Should I be concerned -- are hospitals likely to shun a new grad who's a year out of school? Or is the job market tight enough that he'd be welcomed back?

Your advice would greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

- jen

If your husband wants to work part-time as a compromise, how about agency work? I heard most agencies want experience, but a friend of mine managed to get agency work right out of school. He started in community clinics giving shots, and then they sent him to hospitals later. Worth asking maybe?

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