Easy to find work after nursing school

[RunnerD1987]

This may be a redundant question. However, I just left my current hospital job for another hospital. Hospital working at is a magnet school. I just sent in my nursing packet for the local community college. Much cheaper and better hours keeping fingers crossed I get in. However, worried won't find work after school. Hospital working at is only hiring NSNs have no intention of going for a BSN until I am a nurse, hopefully. Worried heard stories of people finishing nursing school not finding part time or full time work for up to two year's. However, vice versa heard of people getting job's right away. A few nurse's I know work over two hour's from home to work part time as a nurse.

Worried won't find work after school. Any feedback.

[WookieeRN, BSN, MSN, RN]

Did you do research specific to your area?

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

You post is a little hard to understand- placing a subject in each and every sentence would help. You're going to be doing a lot of writing in school. Practicing writing for understanding in everything you write right now will do nothing but help you in the future.

Good luck!

[verene, MSN]

Finding work is dependent on many things - the most important being the job market in your area: If it is over saturated with new grads it will be more difficult to land a job.

Other factors include:

-Your experiences prior to getting your license, e.g. having substantial experience as a tech, CNA, or MA will likely make it easier to get a job once you do have a license because you have related experience - and even more importantly you'll have a network of contacts in the field who can connect you to open jobs and write recommendations.

-Specialty, some specialties are more likely to have openings than others. If you are open to multiple areas of nursing rather than just one or two specialties you are more likely to find work.

-Being flexible also carries over to setting and shifts - only willing to work day shift in a hospital? Openings are likely few. Willing to work swing or night in an SNF - lots of open positions.

As for the particular hospital you are working at and finding out if you will be able to continue working there after getting your RN license, that is something to bring up with your manager and/or HR as to what their specific requirements for internal hires are.

Much of this is highly dependent on your particular city - try asking nurses in your area what the job market is like, and what skills and qualifications will make you more likely to be hired in your area.