Did u have to move to find a job?

Palliative Care, DNP · Oct 15, 2013

Education: BSN

Location: acute care

Move: no didn't move but commuted 1.5 hrs each way whole 1st yr.

Now in graduate school graduating 2015 with no plans to work bedside ever again.

Marsha238612 · Oct 16, 2013

Education: BSN Location: acute care Move: no didn't move but commuted 1.5 hrs each way whole 1st yr. Now in graduate school graduating 2015 with no plans to work bedside ever again.

Driving 1.5 hours each way making it a total of 3 hours everyday seems like a killer. A long commute can be a mind and spirit slaughtering activity.

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VANurse2010 · Oct 16, 2013

Driving 1.5 hours each way making it a total of 3 hours everyday seems like a killer. A long commute can be a mind and spirit slaughtering activity.
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Not as much as being unemployed.

gigglestarsRN · Oct 16, 2013

Hello everyone.
I've seen so many threads about new grads not finding a job that I'm curious as to how many of you had to actually move(from city to city, state, or maybe just neighborhood)
If you can list:
Highest nursing education? ADN
Specialty if any? ER and NICU
Desired job setting?(hosp, LTC, clinic) hospital
Did you move from your city, neighborhood or state? No
I was first offered a new grad position in an er. I received a second new grad offer on a cardiac step down unit. I did the ER 6 months then was hired at my second job offer. Both are in hospitals. Most of my ADN cohorts have jobs in the hospitals in town (Tucson, AZ) and a few are in rehab or psych. I do know one person who moved across the country for a hospital job.

Marsha238612 · Oct 22, 2013

Well I'm happy about you not having to relocate for a job. Unfortunately it does seem like a lot of new grads are having to move in order to find employment

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