Originally Posted by nelie:
A board that might be useful to you is allnurses.com. Thousands of nurses and nursing students. I'm not a nurse but I'm also looking at nursing programs.

Definitley check out this website. Its full of info. I'm pre-nursing right now. Already did the prereq.s and ready to apply to the program at my school. Jobs are sparse in certain regions. But I do think the pay is good and we have to remember that hospitals are not the only places to work. If we can be open minded about where we start our careers then we'll have a better chance of employment. And all employment is a stepping stone, whether it be a long term care facility or clinic, etc.

I am a Family Nurse Practitioner. I have been an NP for 4 years and a RN for 14 years. I currently work at a Community Health Center. The hours are great, no weekends, no holidays. I love my job! I couldn't imagine doing anything different. I live in KY and jobs here are easy to come by for nurses. I have not heard of any job shortages. Also here in KY, there are plenty of NP jobs you just have to market yourself and be your own cheerleader.