| Euphoria14 said:
Another thing is for some reason these RNs avoid nursing homes. Around here they are ALWAYS hiring, but these RN expect to just hop right into a hospital job. Those jobs aren't there for a nurse fresh out of school. Go into something else, gain experience, then try for the higher up jobs. |
I don't know about elsewhere, but a licensed nurse around here pretty much has an immediate job at a nursing home if they're willing. Less than a week ago, I heard a high-level nurse in a management position give that advice to someone else, that they would probably need to go to a nursing home after graduation.
Not that there won't be too much in the work force eventually. All the local nursing programs have long waiting lists. At least two of them have programs in association with hospitals, though, and it's not uncommon for them to hire nurses who have just graduated.
