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Peter I. Buerhaus, David I. Auerbach, and Douglas O. Staiger The Recent Surge In Nurse Employment: Causes And Implications Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w657-w668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

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New Grad - Still Seeking Job

Melissa E Wayne Rudy, RN, BSN   ( 28 July 2009 )

New Grad - Still Seeking Job 28 July 2009
Melissa E Wayne Rudy, RN, BSN, New Grad (Nursing) Send comment to journal: Re: New Grad - Still Seeking Job missmelissamiss{at}sbcglobal.net Melissa E Wayne Rudy, RN, BSN	I have experienced some new caveats to our current situation that I believe may be of interest. I graduated May 2008 with my BSN in Northern California and did everything by the book (hundreds of apps, spoke with managers, thank you notes, ACLS, BLS, professional resume, LTC, SNF, etc.) and was unable to locate employment. When an offer was made, my children and I relocated to a rural town four hours away. Sadly, after four months of orientation, I was told I "failed orientation" and they needed an experienced RN. My children and I moved again. Recently I applied to a Versant New Grad Residency. I made it through their first round of interviews but was told that I was no longer a "New Grad" due to my previous four months of experience! So, not only am I not experienced enough to work as a staff nurse, but I am no longer considered a New Grad! So, where do I fit in? I feel that if I cannot get into a New Grad program I will have the same unstructured learning demands and unrealistic expectations placed on me similar to my first failed hospital experience. It also appears that the longer it takes for me to find employment, the more reservations the employers have towards me. I have researched my situation. It appears my peers from nursing school are experiencing similar situations. www.allnurses.com, an all-nurses Web site, further elaborates that my situation is happening all over the U.S.A. to new nursing graduates.