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I can hear it now, individuals looking for new grad nurse jobs are saying “There aren’t any new grad nurse jobs!”, “A sure thing for job security? Then where are all the new grad nurse jobs?!”, “How can I get any experience if no one will hire me?”, “Where are all the new grad nurse jobs I was promised? All positions are for experienced nurses?”, “Nursing shortage? What nursing shortage?”, “Why is it so hard to find a job? I’m a nurse for goodness sakes!”

In some situations these are common complaints heard from people searching for new grad nurse jobs right out of school. In this situation let me give some advice and a dose of encouragement. Take a deep breath, there are new grad nurse jobs out there!

New Grad Nurse Jobs

The job market, in some places, is very tight. While it is disheartening, we need to realize that this isn’t completely new. Nursing, as a profession, has been here before, to a degree. When I first began my career there seemed to be few new grad nurse jobs, nurses were being laid off, allied professions were being cut…this was over 2 decades ago now.

New grads, and both current and future nursing students: You’re caught in the middle of a really weird situation right now. Trust me…there is a nursing shortage! And it is going to get worse.

New Grad Nurse Jobs

The problem seems to be that, like every other business around, hospitals are having to make the same gut-wrenching budget cuts as everyone else. Every area of healthcare is being hit, not just nursing. Hospitals are being forced to look at all entry level job position, not just new grad nurse jobs. Hospitals, whether they’re short on nurses or not at the moment, are dealing with a cash-crisis and are taking a close look at new grad nurse jobs.

The reality is no matter how great you were in school, or how many extra hours put it, or how how long you worked in a hospital as a tech before you went to nursing school, it still takes a good year or so to turn a new grad into a fully independent nurse. This is simply how it is.

New Grad Nurse Jobs

They will spend tens of thousands of dollars on you, above and beyond the salary they pay you, just to get you to the place where you actually “earn” that salary. Don’t be offended…the hospital typically knows that you are a great investment! These just aren’t typical times right now, especially for new grad nurse jobs.

Most nursing skills are learned and developed after you leave nursing school and enter the real work force. School teaches you the science of theory of nursing. It’s only after graduation where you will get to develop those skills you only touched on in school.

Your clinical rotations were not the real world. Nursing requires judgment skills; judgment skills are the result of experience backed by the theory and science you learned in school. It just takes time.

Want to find out more about new grad nurse jobs, then visit Josephine Eagen’s site on how to navigate the world of nursing. Also published at Are There Any New Grad Nurse Jobs Out There?.

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