Hey everyone! 

I'm new here but I would like some varying opinions with experience to back it up. I'm in my final semester of nursing school. I have a job lined up, and I'm meeting with HR at another hospital soon to try and learn more about another hospital. But I'm exhausted. Really exhausted. I feel hollow inside because of all that I've been through in these four years. In addition to nursing school, I've had to deal with a lot of other personal issues and I feel like I'm taking myself down the wrong road. 

I want to take 4-6 months off after graduation before going into the work world. During that time, I want to do the things I kept putting off. I want to do some things for me because after these four years, I feel like I've lost my sense of purpose and my sense of direction. But I keep hearing that new grads aren't getting hired. My thing is, I'm still in my final semester of nursing school and I've already gotten call backs from hospitals. I haven't met a single person in my real life who HASN'T gotten a job. They graduated last year, passed the exam, and then got jobs by October or November the latest. But they all went straight through. So there's the information I've seen on the internet world, and then there's what I see in real.

But I want to know what you guys think. While on my time off, I want to do things for self-development. It would still be geared towards healthcare and community service, but it would be personal. What say you guys?

Dogmafree, I wish you the very best in your future endeavors..

RNdude, I do have to agree with you.. Thank you for posting....Teresa