new RN. no work :(

HI everyone, i recently passed NCLEX-RN here in California and has no any previous clinical experience here at US .. Can anyone give me advice or insights about starting my professional career as a registered nurse? 'Coz almost all hospitals and even skilled facilities don't hire new nurses .
look for internships or nurse residency programs. They are for new grads to start out. They only start a few times per year, depending on the hospital. just an example:http://www.chla.org/site/c.ipINKTOAJ..._Residency.htm

Quote from kmj25HI everyone, i recently passed NCLEX-RN here in California and has no any previous clinical experience here at US .. Can anyone give me advice or insights about starting my professional career as a registered nurse? 'Coz almost all hospitals and even skilled facilities don't hire new nurses .

I have several friends that are in the same boat. do you know of any new grad programs for RN's in Hawaii?

Hi there I'm from the Philippines too ...yes, most of them requires one year acute care experience.I've searched for the new grad programs but sadly I've missed the dates for filing of applications.. Am I too late in this season? BTW I'm from San Diego.I really don't know what to do and I'm starting to get frustrated.

glad to hear you're from the philippines too.. where exactly in the philippines did you come from? and by the way, im from union city, CA..let's just keep on trying, im pretty sure there's a job that awaits us..we just have to be patient.. if you ever you find new grad programs can you pls notify me? )

from BICOL.

From what I've heard California is getting hit the hardest with the lack of new grad RN jobs... have you considered relocating or at least just looking at options out of state?

Hello! An aspiring nurse here from the Philippines (Rizal). Good to see fellow filipinos here. I am currently completing my pre-requisite courses then later on I will apply at a one of the nursing programs.

Quote from kmj25Hi there I'm from the Philippines too ...yes, most of them requires one year acute care experience.I've searched for the new grad programs but sadly I've missed the dates for filing of applications.. Am I too late in this season? BTW I'm from San Diego.I really don't know what to do and I'm starting to get frustrated.

Last fall, I did flu shots for Mollen Immunization Clinics. I met a lot of new grads who were doing the clinics as their first job. The clinics were in stores, they paid well, and the work was easy once I got the hang of it. They should start hiring in August for the fall.

Good luck to all of us

I'm on the same boat.. I got my license in July 2010. I live in Honolulu, Hawaii and its a tough market out here too. I'm working with a home health agency but its on-call and i work only 2hours per week..Hopefully will find something..