What's the nursing demand in Indiana?

[ArvinC EMT]

Hey fellow nurses, I live in Chicago graduated from an ADN-RN program in May, passed the NCLEX in July; I currently work at a nursing facility in the downtown area of Chicago. I don't want to stay in a nursing home forever, and a lot of hospitals in the Chicago area went Magnet meaning they are only looking for RNs with their BSNs. I do want to go back to school to get my BSN but with the 5 8s schedule at a nursing facility it's impossible. I heard from a lot of people that IN is very new grad fairly, so I was wondering what's the demand the Hoosier state.

P.S. I was born in Kokomo, IN., it's time to go home.

[Nurseknowsit]

The hospitals in Indiana that pay the most are in Indianapolis. IU Health's starting wage for a new grad RN is 22.30. The night shift differential brings it up to 25/hr. Honestly if I were you, I would just do what I could to find an RN-to-BSN program that offers their coursework entirely online, and just stay in Chicago. It costs more to live there, but your job security is probably a lot safer than what it would be in Indiana. Back in May, the St. Vincent system laid off hundreds upon hundreds of nurses, the IU Health system got rid of their evening differential, and the St. Francis system got rid of their weekend differential. They're cutting corners left and right, and they don't care about the lives of the employees they're severely negatively impacting. I moved out of state upon graduation this year from Ivy Tech, and I make 28/hr in a hospital system in a city where the cost of living is only minimally higher than Indianapolis. Again, save yourself the trouble and headahce, and leave Indiana alone.[/quote'] curious to know where you moved to (state)?