Nursing in NYC?

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So I'm a high school senior, I've chosen to be a Nurse, so I'm enrolled in my local community college in my home state of Delaware. To get the ball rolling, I am taking CNA classes this April and I'll be finished in early June, by then, I will have my High School diploma and I will look for a job and work as a CNA while in college. My goal is to get a Bachelor's degree and work up to a Master's degree one day. My goal is to relocate to NYC and to get a Bachelor's degree there. I'll most likely stay here in Delaware for another year or so after I graduate from College to get more experience under my belt before moving, also I'll have more time to save for it. What should I do? How hard is it to find a job with an Associate's degree in Nursing with experience as a CNA and about a year of experience as an RN? Will hospitals hire an RN to BSN student if I go to college there? My boyfriend is starting the same time as me in college, he's going to be a Veterinary Technician but after that he most likely won't continue his education and just work as a Vet Tech, so we would be making some type of income if I were to go to school. What's the Nursing job market like in NYC? Is it a good idea to go to NYC as an RN with an Associate's degree? Please leave positive feedback, thanks :)

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Specializes in Critical care, tele, Medical-Surgical.

Welcome to my favorite site on the entire WWW!

There may or may not be a shortage of nurses in New York when you are ready. Your plan to be certified as a CNA is excellent. You'll be earning money and gaining experience.

In nursing school you will experience many areas of nursing. Then you'll know what you really love.

I wish you the best.

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Don't do it, at least not right now.

It's nearly impossible to get a acute care position here in NYC without a BSN, not to mention the job market is tighter than spanx.

Unless you're willing to work less than desirable/lower paying jobs for a while during your job search for something better or you are willing to network like crazy, I'd seriously think about coming here with little to no experience.

If I were you, I'd come live here in the city and try focusing my job search in the tri-state area... NJ/CT.

Best of luck!

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Since im going to Community College, ill probably try to transfer into a University or if i dont get accepted to any, ill settle for online college. Most likely ill transfer to a university, ill just have to keep my gpa up in college. (Sorry for my spelling and grammar) Right now im aiming for NYU or Hunter, i may have a good chance to get into NYU as a Jumior if i stay around a 4.0. Thanks for you're input :) I believe North Shore LIJ is the only one that takes an associates degree, im not sure about any others, you just have to be enrolled into college for a Bachelors degree within 24 months of employment. (I've done some research :p )

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

FYI: There is a surplus of BSN grads in the marketplace and probably more so when you graduate from nursing school. Hospitals like Magnet-minded North Shore LIJ will always take an existing BSN over an ADN even if enrolled in a BSN program. Only exception may be a longtime NSLIJ employee that decides to return to school for nursing. They try to keep and support their own.

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I'm pretty sure the last sentence I said was to "Leave Positive feedback" I'm sure the job market isn't perfect. I'm not stupid. And I was just using North Shore LIJ as a reference. That doesn't mean I actually plan to try and work there. So please, take your negativity somewhere else. :)

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I'm pretty sure the last sentence I said was to "Leave Positive feedback" I'm sure the job market isn't perfect. I'm not stupid. And I was just using North Shore LIJ as a reference. That doesn't mean I actually plan to try and work there. So please, take your negativity somewhere else. :)

Oh honey. If you think that post was negative and somehow you got the impression that that poster thought you were stupid, you joined the wrong forum. Here at AN no one sugar coats things. It is simply the honest truth. If you want hospital bedside nursing you are better off staying where you are until you get your BSN and a year's experience. Or you could continue your path and apply after a year's experience as an ASN but in NYC, finding a job IS going to be a challenge, no matter how much positive feedback you desire.

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Did I say it would be easy "honey"?

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
I'm pretty sure the last sentence I said was to "Leave Positive feedback" I'm sure the job market isn't perfect. I'm not stupid. And I was just using North Shore LIJ as a reference. That doesn't mean I actually plan to try and work there. So please, take your negativity somewhere else. :)
Welcome to AN! The largest online nursing community!

I don't think it was negative feedback. It is actually good advice. Sometimes it is not what we want to hear....but when you post on a public forum you might not always hear what you want. I believe that it is important to know all the facts so I can make the best decision. Praemonitus praemunitus or forewarned is forearmed .

Sadly...in spite of all the news media...there is NOT nursing shortage. There are certain areas of the country that have an almost 47% unemployment (California) of nurses with a majority of them being new grads. New York is another hard hit area. Check out this site.....http://www.job-hunt.org/careers/nurses.shtml

There is an increasing trend to only hire BSN graduates...and many job applications across the US state for new grads...BSN only apply. So it is a major consideration in your decisions.

Nursing is a strange duck. It is unlkie any other major. There are programs that will only take you as a new student...they will accept no transfer students at all. Many of the programs IF they accept transfers will make you retake many pf your prerequisites...why? Because they can. Admission into nursing school is VERY competitive so prepare yourself for a possible long haul.

I just went through this process with my daughter as a high school senior last fall and it was tough. She had very high SAT scores and was a 4.0 student. Many programs required 3 years of language, 4 years of upper math including physics and statistics (even though she had to take stats again at the collegiate level). There are no online programs for RN entry proframs although some of your gen ed courses might be online. If you get your ADN RN then your BSN can be online...however IF you are thinking of continuing for your masters....admission into some masters programs are restricted and do not accept online BSN degrees.

I am happy to help.....Nursing is a complex beast.

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Specializes in PACU.
I'm pretty sure the last sentence I said was to "Leave Positive feedback" I'm sure the job market isn't perfect. I'm not stupid. And I was just using North Shore LIJ as a reference. That doesn't mean I actually plan to try and work there. So please, take your negativity somewhere else. :)

If that is how you perceive negativity, you are in for a rude awakening when you get into the real world of nursing.

The advice PP gave you was not negative in the least bit. Also, be aware this is a public forum and you cannot expect to dictate the type of responses that you receive.

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

That was negativity? Lmao! :D ... With that attitude, nursing will eat you alive (and that's a positive)!

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

If factual information and reality orientation that is truthful is considered "negativity" then I don't know what to say. The market in the NY metro area is over saturated. BSN is the entry to practice in many hospitals in NY/NJ/CT/PA because it's an employer's market. New and inexperienced nurses whether diploma, ASN or BSN will have significant challenges obtaining employment in acute care even new grad residencies/programs. This is reality. With the economic crash many people flocked to nursing.

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