Nursing layoffs or difficulty getting jobs? 2011 wages?

U.S.A. Florida

Published

I am beginning to hear rumors of nurses being laid off in Florida and/or nurses having difficulty getting jobs. I am in the process of changing careers from my current one to go back to school for nursing. My current profession has a complete saturation of the job market and virtually no available jobs. I don't want to jump from one sinking ship to another. Anyone know what the employment market is like? Do the nurses out there have jobs? I would be going for a BSN at UCF, through their Accelerated program, and then sitting for the RN shortly thereafter. The UCF advisors tell me that all their graduates have jobs lined up before graduating. What is average starting salary for Central FL RN's with a BSN? Do the salaries go up over time or stay the same as when you start?

Specializes in Corrections, Psych, Med-Surg.

Meanwhile, you would be smart to go with the cakes.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Corrections, Psych, Med-Surg.
I am a new grad. Graduated in September and took my boards in early early October. I'm from SC and nurses are a dime a dozen... there is no demand for them here, especially in my area. They want nurses with more than a year and I have even seen two-five years of experience. Hospitals are having a blast picking who they want and its not new grads. I'm sure they put my resume and app right to the side when they get see it, because I'm a new grad. I have applied to 40 jobs, so far, and not one interview. I would definitely move somewhere that really needed nurses, if those places still existed somewhere. Problem is, I'm a single mom of a 5yo son. I'm considering going back to bakeries to do cake decorating while I look for a RN job, just to have some cash flow. Those student loans will want that money soon. Its a sad case, and I loved clinicals and practicum. I'm just going to have to keep trying to get in somewhere.

Meanwhile, you would be smart to go with the cakes.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Corrections, Psych, Med-Surg.

Go with the cakes.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

man, so many of you guys need a reality check...those who can't find a job-seem to be angry as if someone tricked you into the profession...you are grown and I'm assuming mature when you made the decision to go into nursing...act like a big boy and keep looking. For others who say those in accelerated programs don't deserve jobs...that's the stupidest thing I ever heard. Everyone is trying to earn a living and this holier than thou attitude because you happen to be in nursing prior to 2005 or whatever is silly posturing. I understand this forum is great for venting...Not for blaming.

Its a challenge right now for many people. There are plenty of stories of new grads getting hired and plenty of new grads not getting hired. There are plenty of stories that hospitals are looking for people with 1-5 years experience and there are stories of nursing vets that can't find jobs...What this means is that it is a challenge for everyone across the spectrum, yet there are still successes..persevere folks!

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Add a Comment