I don't think nurses hate new grads. I don't. Still, one of the most annoying traits in any new grad is a know-it-all attitude which is completely unjustified and just plain silly. No new graduate knows everything, or any experienced nurse either, for that matter. I have the impression that today's new grads get a fair amount of propaganda in their courses about who qualifies as a "professional" and who doesn't. I see this in their posts online, not necessarily on this site but on others. Heading into your first job with an attitude of superiority is probably not a great idea, not that I believe you would do that. Sometimes I think it is just that nurses, particularly those of us who have been at it a long time, are just jaded and unnecessarily take it out on others. Nurses have no real power or authority over their practice, staffing levels, and all the like, and so, in that sense, and out of frustration, try and exert "power" over anyone who is in a somewhat inferior position to them, or who they perceive to be in a position like that. I just finished a 13 week assignment as a traveler, my first, and was pretty disgusted at the way I was treated by some nurses at this facility. I just blew it off to their own misery, though it did get to me sometimes. Harder to do when you're new and less confident in your skills, etc. Still, hopefully you will find some kindly nurse who will take you under his/her wing a bit and help you with your transition when you are learning the ropes. Don't know if that helps.