USA Today Article

2 I was leaving an appointment today and saw a USA Today article on the front page. It was about the difficulty for new grad RNs to get in finding a job. It's about time someone started talking about that instead of NURSING SHORTAGE, NURSING SHORTAGE!!
amen to that! it seems that the public still thinks nursing jobs are easy to come by. People have looked at me like I have 3 heads when I've told them I'm having difficulty finding a job. "But nurses are so needed everywhere!" True people, but do hospitals have the money to orient us or pay us? No! Hence the nursing shortage, but no jobs! lol I'm glad some news articles are finally recognizing the issue!

Yeah that's what I thought, and I was surprised it was on the front page too. I put my four quarters in and got the last paper, so it has been read by a few at least!

Here is the link New RNs find job market tight - USATODAY.com

I just read all of the comments online and a lot of people are screaming BS at this article and not believing that New Grads can't find a job. WHat is wrong with people?

Quote from cicatrixx15I just read all of the comments online and a lot of people are screaming BS at this article and not believing that New Grads can't find a job. WHat is wrong with people?

Quote from cicatrixx15I just read all of the comments online and a lot of people are screaming BS at this article and not believing that New Grads can't find a job. WHat is wrong with people?

Quote from cicatrixx15I just read all of the comments online and a lot of people are screaming BS at this article and not believing that New Grads can't find a job. WHat is wrong with people?

To be fair, it really depends on where these commenters live. I'm a nurse working in a hospital and we are still hiring for a variety of units and the positions are open to new grads as well as experienced nurses. One of the newer nurses on my unit is looking to move and I encouraged her to start looking at the job market now before deciding where she'll live because many areas are saturated and if they are hiring it is only for experienced nurses. She had no idea nurses were struggling to find jobs in other parts of the country.

What about the person who said the new grads in one area come out making $80,000? If it is true please tell me so I can go there after I finish NS! I have never heard of a new grad making that much unless they are new grads from an NP or CRNA program etc.... Sheesh how much they don't know.

Quote from PatMac10What about the person who said the new grads in one area come out making $80,000? If it is true please tell me so I can go there after I finish NS! I have never heard of a new grad making that much unless they are new grads from an NP or CRNA program etc.... Sheesh how much they don't know.

hahaha reading some of those comments shows me how many idiots we have in America

Quote from fiveofpeephahaha reading some of those comments shows me how many idiots we have in America