My Great Reality Check

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I checked on jobs available around here (SC) and have found out that I have picked a great career! There are tons of RN and LPN jobs available at my two small town local hospitals not to mention the drs offices. I'm so excited that I picked this field. It looks like I will love my job and I will have plenty of jobs to choose from. The local hospital will even pay for my tuition if I will promise to work for them when I'm done with school. That means no loans!!

Now that I typed all that, I know some of you will try to burst my bubble, but facts are facts. No bubble bursting the facts.:jester::nurse::D:D

There are currently 24 RN positions at the hospital I hope to work at and 16 CNA positions!!!

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At just ONE of the many nearby hospitals where I live, there are 69 RN, LPN, & CNA positions (most RN), 5 positions for nurse externs, and at least 6 new grad positions with up to 12 months preceptorship -- I say "at least" 6 because that is how many different departments (ER, CVICU, Med/Surg, OR, PACU, and OB) have postings for new grads, not sure how many they need for each unit.

CHEERS :yeah:

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I am happy for a postive post too. I'm not sure if I want to be an RN. I come to these boards to learn about a job before I put the next several years of my life into it plus spend $$$$. Just when I think RN is the job for me, I leave these boards feeling so depressed. I have several friends in the medical field and every single one of them has told me to stay away from the message boards.

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You don't need to apologize or lie awake at night thinking about this. Positivity is great, of course. I don't think your post was wrong or anything like that and I certainly did not mean to imply that it was.

Thank you! I'm relatively new here and really had no intention of causing any trouble! Thanks again!

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At just ONE of the many nearby hospitals where I live, there are 69 RN, LPN, & CNA positions (most RN), 5 positions for nurse externs, and at least 6 new grad positions with up to 12 months preceptorship -- I say "at least" 6 because that is how many different departments (ER, CVICU, Med/Surg, OR, PACU, and OB) have postings for new grads, not sure how many they need for each unit.

CHEERS :yeah:

That's how it is around here! I hate that it is not like this for everyone, though!

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I am happy for a postive post too. I'm not sure if I want to be an RN. I come to these boards to learn about a job before I put the next several years of my life into it plus spend $$$$. Just when I think RN is the job for me I leave these boards feeling so depressed. I have several friends in the medical field and every single one of them has told me to stay away from the message boards.[/quote']

I have one friend who decided on becoming an RN for a second career and graduated about 5 years ago. Another friend, same thing (40's, second career) who graduated almost a year ago. Both love their jobs and had no trouble finding one that was the right fit for them. I'm glad that's how things are where I live, but I know it's unfortunately not like that in every area in the country right now.

So remember stories like these if the message boards get you down.

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