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What kind of stable job do you have?

If I go for nursing right now, I could earn my degree between 2015-2017. Do you think the job market will get better by then, or will it still be hard to find a job unless you have years of experience? What about in San Francisco, or anywhere around that area? I'm just getting really discouraged hearing about new RN grads, and even experienced RN's, having trouble finding jobs. If I'm going to do nursing, I have to have a job right away so that I cans tart paying off college loans and other expenses. I don't know what do anymore...is the degree in nursing worth it?

Would it help if I get a CNA license while in nursing school?

After reading many posts, it seems that many new RN's are having trouble finding jobs because most hospitals require RN's to have years of experience. How can an RN get experience if hospitals won't hire? That's what scaring me about going into nursing.

How does one get work experience if hospitals don't want to hire inexperienced nurses? Should I get my CNA license? What other ways are there to get experience?

After earning a BSN, I plan to going back to school to get a master's degree to become a nurse practitioner or pediatric nurse. Would it be hard to find a job in those areas?

I aways see articles on yahoo about jobs that are always high in demand, and nursing is always on that list. If that's true, why is it that so many people are having troubling landing a job? I'm from California and from what I've been reading from this forum, it's seems like it's almost impossible to find a job here. I'm in such a dilemma and stressing on whether or not I should still go for nursing or not. Nursing has always been a dream job of mine, ever since freshman year of high school, but now I'm just not sure. Is it any easier for LVN's?

To Juwon: do you happen to know any schools that offer associates or bachelor's degrees to become a physician assistant? I might consider it. I need to do more research on that, thanks for bringing it up!

Would it be hard for a new BSN grad to find a job at a hospital especially here in California? I wouldn't mind relocating to a different state, but I'd prefer to stay in California. And how long do RN-MSN programs usually take? I would like to become a Nurse Practitioner in the future. Are NP's in demand as well? I don't want to spend money for a nursing education and end up being having a hard time getting an RN position for a long time.

After reading through different posts on AllNurses, it seems that a lot of people are having trouble getting jobs as an RN, even with a BSN! That's making me want to re-think about going into the whole nursing field. I'm from California. Anyone Californian RN's here? I have a couple of questions to ask you guys. 1. Where did you get your BSN? 2. Did you get a job right away after graduation & earning your license? It seems that experienced nurses are high in demand while new grads are not. Well, how do new grads get experience as an RN if hospitals don't want to hire new grads? I thought there was a nursing shortage? I'm really confused with that. I really want have a career that has to do with health, but I guess I might look into a different type of health-related career. And this might be a stupid question, but is it possible to go from an ADN to MSN without having to get your BSN? What if I were to get a Bachelor's degree in some other field, like psychology or biology, can I still get into an MSN program? Or are MSN programs strictly for those who have earned their BSN's only?

Has anyone here completed their BSN online? How long did it take you, how many semesters? And how much did it cost you? I prefer going to classes in person because I focus better when I'm in a classroom. I feel like I'm just gonna procrastinate or get distracted easily if I take the courses online. But I also want to work while trying to earn my BSN, so I think doing it online will be better. I can't decide. Based on your experiences (if you've been in the same situation as me), did you find it easier or more difficult to get a BSN online?

There's this university that I want to attend to earn my BSN, but it's private and the tuition is about 38,000 per year. I was told by a counselor from there that I would have to borrow about almost 80-90k in loans to pay off the whole 4 years I am there. That pretty much killed it all for me. I really want a BSN because my cousin received her ADN and passed the NCLEX-RN months ago and she's STILL looking for a job. So I don't wanna go to for the ADN. What school did you guys go to for your BSN? How much were tuition fees? Were they impacted? I'm from California and pretty much all the CSU's here have really impacted nursing programs. I don't mind relocating to another state for college, just as long as the tuition fees are not so expensive.