How far are you willing to commute?

[Katniss88]

I recently graduated in May and I just passed the NCLEX-RN last week. I have been applying for jobs since I graduated and I have had two interviews so far but no success, probably since I didn't have a license then. Since I passed the NCLEX Thursday I have started re-applying for positions again. The only hospital that is very close by filled a bunch of positions with their scholarship students and they aren't hiring any new grads right now. I have applied at a bunch of hospitals that are within an hour from my house, which are about over 40 miles from here. My question is how far are you willing to commute for a job?

[christinamuniz]

I took my first RN job at a hospital 316 miles from my house. It's almost a 6 hour commute. I drive down on Wednesday, work thurs, fri, sat, and drive back on Sunday. I'm renting a house with 2 coworkers near the hospital. I'm not moving my whole family down here... we have too much going on at home. It's a great place to learn, and I'm happy with the situation.

[SubSippi]

I'm about to start my first job, and it's about a 45 minute commute. I don't think that's too bad, especially since I had to drive 45 minutes to work in a restaurant when the economy was at its worst. I also commuted 1 1/2 hours via city transit to work (for free) in an art gallery at one point, which I would never do again.