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I appreciate you taking the time to write to me! Thank you... I will be doing my research. It's nice to know that there are quite a few options out there. I've been doing some reading on the residency programs in the area, and I have read a few times that BSN's are preferred. I will be graduating with my ADN, but plan on furthering to my BSN as soon as I can. I have two little ones and I'm a single parent, so I'll have a lot of juggling to do! My motivation is as high as possible because of making a better life for the kids. Thank you!

Hi there. Again, I wanted to thank you for your response with advice. I've put a lot of thought and research into staying in Washington for a few years to gain experience after graduation. Right now I'm in Eastern WA, but I am definitely considering working and living in the Seattle area post-graduation. Do you have any recommendations on getting hired at a hospital in Seattle? I'm familiar with the area, and have spent most of my time in the city, Queen Anne area specifically. I would love to live and work outside of the main city, like in Issaquah or Bellevue. What is it like for new grads in that area? Do you have any idea of a time frame in which I should really be putting myself out there? I won't be graduating until June of 2018, so I am almost two years out! I just want to get an idea of what I need to do and a little timeline in advance. Are you enjoying working there? Thanks so much! Any advice I appreciate greatly.

Thank you so much for your response! I am hoping to get in to our local externship program here so I can extra experience in the hospital too. Maybe staying an extra year after graduation if I can get a job at the hospital here would be a good idea. The good thing is I was born and raised on Maui and have a few friends who work at the hospital and at Kaiser; networking is huge in Hawaii and I feel like it really helps to know certain people more so than it does here on the mainland. Thanks again í ½í¸Ší ½í¸Š

Aloha, I'm in my first year of nursing school here in Washington State, and I will be graduating in summer of 2018. The plan is to move back home (to MAUI) after I graduate and pass the NCLEX. Do any of you guys have an idea how challenging it would be as a local girl to get a job as an RN as a new grad? Maui Memorial Medical Center is at the top of my list for employment, but I am also a single mom of two little ones (a 3 year old and 4 year old.) Having a job with (3) 12-hour shifts would be best for my schedule. Is it crazy or unrealistic to have moving back immediately after graduation my goal? Or should I force myself to stay here on the mainland an extra year for the experience? I am so homesick for Maui! Hope to hear from you guys on your thoughts!