marmbrusterRN

You said it better than I could! You definetly understand where I'm coming from.

Hi everyone, I have been feeling really down about my job ever since I started. I am an RN now and I was an LPN before. When I was an LPN I hated everything about nursing homes. I don't like the dynamics of a nursing home. I got my RN license in hopes of getting a hospital job because that is what I've dreamt of for years. I looked for months and put in countless applications and got nowhere. I was broke so I applied at a nursing home and they hired me the same day. I work the floor just like I did when I was an LPN. The only "RN responsibility" I have is hanging IVs and taking call-offs. Is there any hope for me? Will I be stuck in the same crappy job that I tried to escape from forever? Any one else in the same boat? I am really starting to feel like I made a mistake becoming a nurse because every nursing job I've had I hate it. what to do??

It's Davita

Hi! Just wondered where your possible job was, I'm kind of in the same boat and I have an interview for the position in Ft. Lauderdale FL

Hi, I am writing because I currently live in a small town in Ohio. I have had 3 interviews and 0 job offers. I have put in countless applications and have now decided that my only option is to flee Ohio. I have applied for endorsement of my RN license in FL and am just waiting for word that it is approved. I spent about a week in FL with my sister in law who lives in St. Pete and called about 10 LTC facilities. All said they were hiring. I look online and see many listings at local hospitals (Baycare, St. Pete general, etc) Yet, so many people say they are having a really hard time getting a job. I am a new grad as well but I am willing to work absolutely anywhere! I know my need for a job is no more desperate than anyone else's but I would really like to know if there is ANY hope for me getting a job down here. St. Pete, Tampa, and surrounding is the area I want to focus on (I will be living with my S.I.L while I get on my feet.) Any one else in the same boat? Any body with anything good to report?

I'm really looking forward to getting this license! I have put in countless applications and had 3 interviews in Ohio and still have no job. I don't even care where I get a job, I just want one! LOL

Thank you! I hope it only takes me 3 weeks!! It's already been 2!! I'm so anxious to get down there! I'm tired of boring old Ohio!!

I keep seeing HCA.. this may sound silly but what does that stand for??

Thank you! I am licensed in OH so I am just trying to get the endorsement. The Florida board of nursing website says that it could take up to 30 days but I was hoping it would be a little sooner than that! Thanks again!

Hi everyone! I mailed my application and money and everything needed to get endorsement in FL (im from ohio) and I am soooo anxious to get my license there!! How long do they take to respond?? Thanks for your help!

I have posted something in the FLORIDA forum and no one has responded I don't think any place is in DIRE need of nurses but there may be more positions available than there are where I live. EVERYONE where I live goes to become a nurse because there's nothing else as far as jobs go.

Yeah I'm looking for an RN job. I loomed at some of the Tampa hospitals and there were lots of jobs posted for RNs and I'm hoping to get in somewhere down there. I have lpn experience but I'm a new grad RN

Hi nurses!! I am just wondering if anyone knows what the starting pay rate is for new grads in Tampa...I'm thinking of moving down there with my sister and none of the websites say what they pay...thanks for your help! !

I worked in nursing homes with skilled patients before. I'm wondering if that will help me to get my foot in the door. I've been really seriously considering FL , I just wasn't sure if I really wanted to move without being really sure I could get something

I am willing to relocate to NC, SC, FL, TX, AZ. If I'm leaving OH I at least want it to be warm where I go! LOL

I'm in Zanesville OH and there are 2 hospitals here that are affiliated together and that is where the HR person came from and spoke to my class and destroyed our hopes of getting jobs. I have looked other places but I'm really squeamish about applying anywhere because of all the negative feedback that I've heard.

I worked at a place JUST like that when I graduated from LPN school and stuck it out for 3 months but I HAD to leave when they started threatening people losing their licenses. NO WAY was I gonna get sucked into that! I feel that I am more prepared and experienced now that I could handle myself in that situation yet I know I don't wanna be in that boat again..

This is all I have been hearing. My school had a mini presentation from an HR person from our local hospital and she REALLY knew how to rain on a parade! She came in and said there were over 760 applicants for RN positions and that we basically had no hope for getting a job. I was so depressed, I didn't know what to do! I still don't! I haven't really put in any apps because I'm so fresh out of school and have no hope!! I am getting desperate though already!!

Thanks for the reply everybody..I guess I will keep my fingers crossed. I was just looking for a little more hope LOL

Hi nurses!! I am currently living in Ohio and am a new graduate! I had been an LPN for about a year before going to get my RN license. Now I hear that there are like NO prospects for RNs where I live. My sister in law and mother in law live in FL and one is a nurses aide and the other an LPN and they say the jobs for them are plentiful but I want to know about RN jobs. I don't want to pick up my life and go down there if I'm not really confident that I will be able to find a job. They are in the Tampa/St. Pete area and that's where I would like to go too. PLEASE HELP ME!!! Thanks for any help..

I live in a small town now. The thing is, this small town is surrounded by schools that crank out nurses left and right. I just feel like I'm competing with too many other people because nursing is like the only job around here. I live in Zanesville, OH and it's not good. I would definetly consider moving if I REALLY thought I could get a full time job.

Hi nurses!! I have heard that FL is in need of nurses.. Is this true? I'm from Ohio but I am looking in the Tampa area but there isn't too much information about the jobs.. Looking for some input.. do they hire new grads? How much do they start out paying? etc... Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Hi nurses!! I am a new grad and I have heard nothing but bad news about hopes for getting a job. I did precepting and every nurse that my preceptor and I ran into sad there is nothing out there and it is hopeless. I worked as an LPN for a little over a year so I have a little experience but I'm just really nervous!! Is there anywhere that the demand is still high for nurses? Is anyone giving sign on bonuses? I have some student loan debts that I'd like to pay down as quickly as possible.. Please help me! I'm losing sleep over this!!!!