u/kalciph3r

I graduated May 2025, I have no clinical experience outside of nursing school and my rotations I did. I passed my NCLEX Sept 2025, decided to take the year off and get kick started on my nursing career Jan 2026, but I had a health issue that set me pretty far back. Now I have some pressure getting into it due to how long it’s been since I graduated without utilizing my license, wondering if it’s too late for me… (Some background on my timeline)

I’m looking into Baycare in the St. Pete FL area since I loved it while doing my rotations. But i’m having a hard time finding their residency specific listings to apply to. The listings that I’m finding under their “Residency Program” RN listings say “if you are a new nurse apply to the residency program”… but like… isn’t this it?

So, any advice into finding where their real residency program listings are or should I just apply to the RN listings I’m finding outright and hope for the best?

Also, out of curiosity, what was the interview process like? What kind of questions do they typically ask?

So I graduated May 2025, have no clinical experience other than clinical rotations during nursing school, I passed my NCLEX Sept 2025 and decided to take a break until Jan 2026. Then i had unexpected personal issues that took me back quite a bit and now i’m feeling the pressure to use my license. I truly don’t know what I want to do. I didn’t want to start in the hospital bc the liability and stress freaked me out but i prefer the 3 12s scheduling.

So, instead i applied to two Pediatric home health facilities that seem great but the pay in my area seems so inconsistent - as low as $28/hr. If I went the hospital route I’d love Baycare but it’s so hard to find where exactly their Residency listings are.

Another thing… I have little to zero confidence in my nursing that I doubt i could even make it past interviews… I couldn’t even tell you how i got through nursing school and had always felt behind my peers and just “got by”.

My question: Should I just start out Home Health and get my foot in the door or go straight into the hospital route? and any advice for low confidence? (any good resource I should look at or certain style of practicing I should be doing??)

I’m such a mess haha but i’d appreciate any thoughts