Nursing jobs?

Jules A, MSN · Mar 3, 2009

It largely depends on where you live and how picky you are about where/when you work. I personally don't think it is a myth with a few disclaimers: the shortage is floor nurses and normally not day shift. In my area there are plenty of nursing jobs even in this tight economy. Not as many as a couple of years ago when new grads had their pick of most any speciality but still plenty of positions for someone seriously interested in working.

Medsport, LPN · Mar 4, 2009

Funny, I just read in our paper that there is a national shortage that is supposed to keep getting worse and hit 500,000 by 2025. I don't see it in NW Ohio where it is almost impossible to find a full-time position for an LPN unless you want to work in one of the bad nursing homes that overwork you and have crazy patient/nurse ratios. btw, I guess the point of the article was that 1 out of every 5 new nurses quit within the first year because of stress and being throw out on there own too quick. I guess some larger hospitals are starting a transition program that lasts up to a 18 weeks for new nurses (most likely RN's), much like a doctor would do with regency or whatever they call it. It says it seems to be working as turnover is way down. Wish they had something like that around here. Maybe I should move to a bigger city and enroll in an RN program? Now if a hospital would pay for you to go to school if you sign something stating you will work for them for a certain amount of time, I would most likely do that...