Need advice from experiences RN!!!!

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i live in phoenix and i can tell you that the job market for rn's here is not good. i have sent out countless resume's and applied at all of the local hospitals. it seems that you can only get considered for a nursing position if you have previous experience. i am a foreign trained nurse with 4 years experience,i have a green card, passed nclex and toefl, so i recieved my nursing license for arizona, but there are just no jobs available.......

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i am looking for any job that i can possibly get, any suggestions? i am willing to work at the clinics, doctor's offices,etc. where can i find the job? what is the best things i should do? i do not know anybody who is working at the medical fields. thank you all!!!

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Specializes in ICU, School Nurse, Med/Surg, Psych.

Willing to move down to the boarder? or drive the 4 1/2 hours to SouthEast Arizona Medical Center (SEAMC)? The boarder hospitals are always looking for staff- There is a hospital in Nogalas (US side of the boarder), there are small hospitals in Casa Grande, Flagstaff.... do you have to stay in Pheonix??

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Willing to move down to the boarder? or drive the 4 1/2 hours to SouthEast Arizona Medical Center (SEAMC)? The boarder hospitals are always looking for staff- There is a hospital in Nogalas (US side of the boarder), there are small hospitals in Casa Grande, Flagstaff.... do you have to stay in Pheonix??

I could not go that far. I have to live in Phoenix because my husband has a job here.

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Specializes in Management, Emergency, Psych, Med Surg.

Move to the Seattle and surrounding areas. We have lots of nurses here from lots of other countries. This area is a melting pot of cultures. We would love to have you. Do a hospital search on line in the following areas: Everett, Edmonds, Seattle, Bellingham, Evergreen Hospital, and just look up Washington State hospitals in general.

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My girlfriend will be graduating with her BSN in December (from TN). We have really been considering moving to Phoenix for jobs and have begun applying. She does have her CNA license and experience in both clinicals/working in a hospital as a student nurse assistant for 2 years. I also see many many job postings for RN's throughout the Phoenix area posted on a daily basis. Is it really that bad out there?

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.
My girlfriend will be graduating with her BSN in December (from TN). We have really been considering moving to Phoenix for jobs and have begun applying. She does have her CNA license and experience in both clinicals/working in a hospital as a student nurse assistant for 2 years. I also see many many job postings for RN's throughout the Phoenix area posted on a daily basis. Is it really that bad out there?

CNA and student nurse experience does not count as "experience" when applying for jobs as an RN. While CNA work and student clinicals can help you to learn your skills and feel more confident, a new employer is still getting an inexperienced new nurse, that will need a lengthy new nurse orientation.

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