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Hey Everyone, I am a current nursing student in a local LVN program in Waco, Tx. I am looking to move to either Houston or Dallas once i Graduate in Dec. I dont know much about either area, and I was hoping that some nurses that live in that area can help me out with salaries, opportunities, etc. I do plan on getting my RN in whatever city i move to and i am not sure what rotation i want to permanently work in yet. Although i do know that i want to get my years Med-Surg done right after graduation, I do not plan on going to a nursing home facility directly out of school. Do any Senior Nurses have any advice for me??????

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

I would seriously stay put, remain in Waco, and attempt to get a hospital job at Hillcrest or Providence if a hospital job is what you really want. Get a year of two of hospital experience before even trying to move to the big city. You seem to want a hospital job, but most hospitals in Dallas and Houston no longer hire LVNs.

The nursing job markets in Dallas and Houston are experiencing a downturn due to the poor economy, floods of nurses from out of the state moving to these cities, floods of new grads in these cities, and low hospital census. There are unemployed nurses in Dallas and Houston who would like to work, so don't become another statistic.

Many prospective job-seekers would rather hear a Pollyanna story with a happy ending, and they get mad when someone paints a more realistic picture.

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Specializes in Pedi ICU.

Agree with Commuter. To add: the hospitals in the Texas Medical Center of Houston do not hire many LVNs, if at all. Plus, there is a movement of only hiring nurses with bachelor degrees.

I do wish you luck in your endeavors.

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Dont feel discourage just apply apply and apply.

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I have a LVN and a RN license (new grad, no experience in either) and I have been looking for work in Houston for 5months. I finally found a LVN job in the Woodlands that is part time/no benefits/ $14.50/hour. It is ROUGH right now.

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Specializes in ICU.

It's rough but its rough in all the big texas cities. I agree with the statement that most of the medical center hospitals and the bigger hospitals in general are starting to only hire BSN. I know for one that all the nurses they hired in my internship are ALL BSN nurses...

But they are hiring! A lot of it is just setting yourself apart from others and patience b/c you might have to wait when they actually start hiring for a residency/internship. Many of the places I applied to had some type of GPA restrictions so keep that in mind!

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Thanks for this, I had the same questions.

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