How long should I give this?

You have been there at least 6 months, keep your job untill you have another one lined up. I am going into my 2nd year of nursing school and work at a local hospital. I have had firends from school who have graduated 3 months ago and cant even get an interview. 2 of my coworkers work as CNA's but they are RN's because they can not get a job. 1 coworker just got a job up in Olympia and another gave up and is applying for jobs on the east coast. While another is working at the hospital as a CNA part time and a LTC as a RN part time untill they can find something in a hospital system.

Finding a job as a RN is really hard right now in the Portland area, so I would not leave untill you had something lined up, but most places probably would like to see that you have put in at least a year somewhere.

Have you thought of signing up with a nursing agency on the side? It is a great way to explore other areas of nursing. I have been a physical rehab/med surg nursed for 13 years. After I moved to Portland a little while ago, I started with a staffing agency, which I had never done before. They mostly send you to Hospitals, and nursing homes, but also may send you to other areas as well. I started to go to an occupational health job, and I loved it. I was in the right place at the right time and landed a full time position. I will say though that almost every med surg job they sent me to sounds exactly like what you are going through now. Nursing is tough, but hang in there!