9 month mark!! Searching for a new job for 3 months now

[TaniqueRN]

So like many of you searching for a nursing job, especially in the NYC region, is depressing. Right now I have 9 months of acute care experience and I'm ready to call it quits. Number one reason being is that I miss my family and the city life badly. I live in a rural area and do not drive. And for months I've been feeling like I'm living in a Box. Work is stressful as it is and its just more stressful when I do not have my support system around me. There was one time that I was so fed up with this place, I verbally told my manager 2 months ago I was quitting without a job offer. It was that bad. But I'm still here, and I'm still working. And I recently told my manager I was staying until I found a job closer to home. But week after week, I feel like I'm losing a nerve. I'm prepared to give this up with or without a job offer. My sanity comes first.

Anyone know of someone quitting a nursing job without an offer and finding another within 6 months?

P.S. If you're looking for a job and considering relocating: Weigh all the pros and cons first. Try harder and harder to find a job somewhere else before you relocate. And if you do have an interview ask what their turnover rate is. This is very important!

If I knew what I know now 9 months ago, I would have stayed in my home city and fight to find a nursing job there. The way I feel now, feels worse when I was searching for a nursing job in the city and could not find a job. The turnover rate at my job is so high that most of the time there is only 1 experienced nurse who has been there for years while every one else has been there for 1 year or less and in the process of seeking employment else where.