supportmyh

Thanks for the replies so far...He has three years of LVN experience in nursing home and a clinic. Will this help or does it to really matter? This is giving me so much stress as I don't want my family to be divided just because of my job. We could make it on just my income, but it would be very tight and my h will go insane if he is not working (workaholic).

Hi everyone, I am not a nurse, but I am trying to figure out a way to support my husband's career while still keeping my family a priority. My own career is somewhat geographically limited so I've always assumed that my husband would follow me to wherever I can get a job since as a nurse his career is a bit more flexible (nurses are needed everywhere). I just graduated and I have secured a temporary job in southern California. This means I am relocating from Northern California. Ideally I would like my husband to follow me and our child, but he is concerned that he wont be able to find a job down there. Is the southern California nursing market a lot tighter than Northern California? He has gotten a job in this area fairly easily and has worked for 3 years in a nursing home and county clinic. He is concerned about having to start all over (we will likely have to move from SoCal in another 2 years after my temp position) again and again. My suggestion is that he moves down to SoCal finds in about 6 months, finds a part-time job and concentrate on getting his RN. He is working on getting into a school down there, but he still has some hoops to jump through (a couple more pre-reqs and passing the TEAS test-already failed once). My question is: What can I do to support my husband's nursing career and goals (he wants to become an RN and eventually get a MBA/MSN and transition into health care administration). Am I being unreasonable to suggest that he move down to So-CAL given my plan for him to focus on school? Is the market down there really that bad? Thanks for your time!