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I have recently passed the Nursing RN Boards and am looking for a job, however I did not work during nursing school. Most jobs available require at least 1 to 2 years of on the job experience. I'm seriously considering working with an assisted living facility, but I'm worried that the experience will hinder my chances of working in a hospital. I welcome any advice.

Liz

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Hi! I am a brand new RN with all of 6 months experience in a rural hospital. We deliver babies, have a fast paced 10 bed ER, long term care and sub acute ward as well as a medical floor. I was hired into a float position, meaning work between the units as required. It sounded like a dream job- lots of experience to be [...]

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I just got over 2 big hurdles in life...nursing school and NCLEX...now for the next big hurdle...FINDING A JOB IN A JOBLESS WORLD FOR A NEW GRAD NURSE...

Does anyone have any suggestions as far as where to look for a job, if volunteering is worth doing (already have volunteer experience prior to nursing school), if I should try to get as many extra certifications as [...]

Related: home health, New Grad, New Nurse

I live in the DC/MD/VA area. I have applied for every med-surge and RN residency program. It seems you have to know someone to get these jobs. The only people interested in me is a reputable home health agency. I have heard on allnurses.com from home health nurses that new grads and home health is a horrible idea. Because of our lack of [...]

Related: New Grad, New Nurse, Orientation, Orientee

I just graduated in May and passed boards in July. I found a job with no difficulty in a pediatric unit of a rural hospital. Since I was the only newly hired nurse at this hospital, I had a 4 hour "mini" orientation to cover JCAHO standards and basic hospital measures such as handwashing, etc. Nursing orientation was delayed until more nurses were available to [...]

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Hi fellows,
I would love to hear from new grads and experienced RNs(Preceptors), why the precetors give hard time to the new graduates and the new grads that had experienced a negative experience with preceptors.
I graduated 2 years ago, and I was fortunate enough to get a job soon. The problem started once one of my former class mate found out I was working in the [...]

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Hi, I just graduated and failed the NCLEX, but ok I will keep my head up study again and pass. But here's the problem. I was offered a job but since I didn't pass the NCLEX the hospital took the offer back, then acted like so nasty to me when I inquired about reapplying after passing the NCLEX.

I went on two other interviews but those [...]

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2 years ago I got a DUI.

I am currently on monitorig with the board and recently passed my boards for RN. I have applied at hospitals, nursing homes, rehabs with no luck of getting hired because

1) I can't work nights;

2)I can't work per diem;

3) because I'm on monitoring!

I almost feel like giving up. There is so many stipulations to the boards monitoring I can't get [...]

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I am a newgrad working as OR-RN.

Everyday I work 9.5 hours. Sometime I don't even take my lunch but lunch hours but time is deducted from my total hours. Paycheck only shows 40 hours no matter how long I worked.

Does any one has any solution to this problem? I feel like I am being cheated by hardworking.

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I know that it is frustrating trying to find a nursing job right now for new graduates. I've been looking for over a year now.

I graduated in 2007 with my BSN and passed the NCLEX. I had a few job offers before I graduated from school, but the effects of the economy eliminated those opportunities. I haven't been picky looking for opportunities. I have been [...]