Should i get my bscn?

[brittrose]

I've been wanting to be a nurse for about 5 years now. I am finally waiting to be accepted into the BSCN program in Victoria, BC. I have been doing a lot of research and reading on the forums and am a little bit nervous to quit my job and live completely off student loans and go to school for something that might not grant me employment. I have read that most employers are looking for experience and that a lot of places simply aren't hiring RNs. This is something I am passionate about doing but I am already in debt as it is and I'm worried that this decision would leave me stuck. Is it that bad out there finding a job as an RN in Canada??

[Trishrpn80]

it seems as though there are a lot of negative nellies on this site.

speaking to most nurses in person they are optimistic about the job outlook for rns in canada, especially with the aging populations in canada.

There isn't any "negative nellies" on this site. There are a ton of nurses who work in various departments and different countries who are telling the truth. Some nurses may be fresh out of school believing their professors who truly don't know we don't have a shortage of nurses. We have a shortage of jobs for the nurses who are out there. In Ontario the government keeps cutting and cutting the budgets so FT jobs are going to be harder to get in major cities. A lot of people don't work in underserviced areas for a variety of reasons.

Go to any part of this site and you will see that many nurses are worried about retiring. It's not just in nursing. My dad is 66 yrs old and still working. There are many careers where you used to be able to retire at 55. Not happening as much these days.