Is it a bad idea to go to nursing school right now? (No more shortage)

Mavrick, BSN, RN · Jun 17, 2017

Well I do want to work in health care not in any type of office job, it's just that securing a job after studying is the whole point in even studying, so if in any course of study you have to be worried about finding a job after, it's probably not worth studying.
I just want to get in idea on how the future will be for nursing and other allied health professions.

Do NOT go through the bother and expense of going to a college or university to get an "education". It would be a waste of your time and money.

You do not need a BSN to be an RN. 2 years well spent in a community college will garner enough knowledge to pass a test designed to winnow out the grossly incompetent. Get a job and contribute to society.

Editorial Team / Admin · Jun 17, 2017

You do not need a BSN to be an RN.]

Technically correct, but in some areas, not having one means the applicant won't even be considered for hire.

Skippy97 · Jun 17, 2017

Do NOT go through the bother and expense of going to a college or university to get an "education". It would be a waste of your time and money.
You do not need a BSN to be an RN. 2 years well spent in a community college will garner enough knowledge to pass a test designed to winnow out the grossly incompetent. Get a job and contribute to society.

I am doing exactly that, just because of my worries of finding a job in any sector of work, I will only be completing an ADN, since it is also very affordable... if it all works out, gen I would continue on to a BSN.

8130 · Jun 22, 2017

I begin nursing school this fall and here's how I see it: the shortage may have ended...maybe it was never as big as the media let on...or it may be huge. In any case, nursing as a profession will always exist. I would never want to pursue a career simply because there is a shortage. While it makes sense to find something where you are employable, I wouldn't focus too much on the shortage. If you are a hard working good nurse with high standards, you WILL get hired. Maybe not in your dream job the day you graduate but you will find employment.

Rionoir, ADN, RN · Jun 22, 2017

Be glad you aren't interested in becoming a graphic artist

WCSU1987 · Jun 24, 2017

Especially if more States adopt California's mandate regarding nurse to patient ratio.

Reyn04, MSN, RN · Jun 28, 2017

Please understand also, new grads =no experience. Several of my classmates had trouble getting 1st jobs but, with experience, are much in demand. Eventually, jobs will come. The first jobs are not often the "dream" job (nights, med/surg) but they provide the experience to move on & up.

cgambino70 · Jun 28, 2017

I'm in south Florida and we graduated December 2016 and almost everyone has found jobs and most in departments we wanted. The holdouts are looking for the dream job and it's hard as an new grad. I worked in the ER prior to graduating as a an extern. I recommend getting your foot in the door somewhere you want to be. I took the nclex and started my new position 2 weeks later.

ARNRN · Jun 28, 2017

Not nursing related but topical - my father was discouraged from his dream occupation because there were "too many" chemical engineers. As he graduated four years later as a chemical engineer, the papers cried how low entry levels were in chemical engineering programs (or so the story goes ðŸ˜‚)

Everything is cyclical - populations grow and shrink as do budgets. If you're willing to do the time, keep that great attitude, relocate and be patient for your "dream job" you'll do great! Welcome! I won't bore you with repeats but great advice all around up above ðŸ˜Š.