So does anyone live someplace where they actually need nurses?

I just became licensed in Florida, I am a new nurse, and they just absolutely have no need for nurses here. They do have positions open, but they have plenty of experienced nurses applying for those positions. They also have some new grad programs, but the city I live in has 20 nursing schools. I don't want to spend the next 6 months looking for work and start forgetting what I know and losing confidence.

My husband doesn't know this yet... but I am willing to relocate just about anywhere! I started to mention moving elsewhere when I graduate a few months ago and he wasn't having it. He is stuck on staying here so that he can go to the University here, but by the end of this summer he will have an associates so I believe it is the best time to move and he can just apply to a university wherever we move to; he is afraid they won't take all of his credits and he'll have to take extra classes in order to begin as a junior somewhere else.

Am I wrong for expecting him to move if I find a job elsewhere? I feel like he can go to school anywhere, and if I'm the breadwinner we need to go wherever I can find a job. We have a young child about to start pre-k, and I just want to do what is best for my family, my husband has a history of not seeing things clearly and just making decisions based on his own wants and needs so I guess I want to make sure that I am right and that I am not just dismissing his wants because of my grudge of his past decisions.

I would appreciate the heads up about jobs in your town, and if you gals don't feel comfortable sharing publicly where you live please feel free to pm me Thanks in advance

I am in nursing school in New Orleans and it seems to be a problem here too. Some new grads being unemployed for over a year! This definitely has me worried. I don't think you're wrong for being open to moving but that may cause some friction if you don't discuss it thoroughly with him before making a decision that will change both of your lives. From what I have seen around here, you get a job if you know someone. If you get any job leads just make sure that there is a university nearby and make it an option for your husband. I wish you luck!

Thank you Tiff!

I do know I should discuss it with him but I just don't feel like it is necessary until I actually get an interview somewhere else; no use in arguing over milk that hasn't spilled

I wish you luck finding a job in New Orleans!

I've read that rural areas may be better. Did you get a BSN? I've heard some new grads with BSNs having luck in MD/VA area but the ones I know with ASNs have been having it rough.

The market's like that for teachers up here in New York. I was considering relocating because my friends have gone south and found jobs without even trying. Luckily I found something though.

I think nursing is doing well here—all of my friends who finished nursing school found jobs pretty quickly. I even know of one that had a good job and decided to quit it and look for another closer to home (and she found it fast!). A couple have also found places that will pay for them to get Master's degrees.

Like I said, I'm in the teaching field so this isn't something I've looked into extensively, but my nursing friends seem to be doing well.

Good luck. I hope that you can have a good discussion about this with your husband and that your job search is fruitful!

Texas seems to always be looking for nurses. Houston, Dallas, Austin all typically have nursing shortages, not to mention all of the rural areas that have small hospitals. I did a job search at one of the medical schools in Texas and there were 109 nursing positions (both LVN & RN).

Good luck!

i dont know much about the nursing situations up here but alaska is a great state!! i'm in juneau, AK, and it's amazing to live here! the university is great here too and i know good jobs are easy to find but i dont know specifically about nursing

I'm a nursing student in Charlotte, and it's a tough market here for new grads. As for the Northeast, if you have a BSN it's easier, but they're not hiring ASNs. Good luck--I'll be in your shoes shortly--any tips on the NCLEX?

I don't know specifically about the nursing rate, but the unemployment rates here in the great plains are under 5%. (Kansas, NE, SD) They're also a great place to raise kids.

I don't know a good place to look at nursing demand - maybe monster.com?

I was under the impression you can't transfer nursing licenses from state to state? If you can then I'd look into Texas...that seems to be the place most people are going now for work.

Some states participate in a compact for which a license for one is a license for all. But a nurse can always apply for a license in a new state if he or she needs to.

Many states need nurses, especially in more rural areas. But you must discuss his with your husband, first, I think! Perhaps his choice in where to continue schooling might help you narrow down the field?

Many of my friends were able to find employment right after getting nursing degrees here in CT.

I believe there is a nursing shortage here in Colorado.

I have no specific knowledge, but I wrote a grant application for a community college a few years ago, and at that time, there was a serious national nursing shortage that was only anticipated to get bigger because of the aging of the baby boomers.

And I agree with ArcticMama. Your husband needs to have a voice in this decision. As someone who stayed home with kids for several years and as someone who supported her husband during his student years, the whole "I make the money, I make all the decisions" attitude seems wrong. Almost as wrong as the "My husband has made mistakes in the past, so he no longer has a say in any of our family decisions" thinking.

Congratulations on your accomplishments, and good luck in finding something amazing as quickly as possible.