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Are registered nurses " in demand?"?

I have heard that RNs - especially those right out of school- are having difficult time getting hired. Yet you read on "career sites" that nursing is such a "hot job". Anyone with personal experience?

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  • 8 years ago
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    It's a super hot market, for RNs with a BSN and who hustled to find work by making contacts and laying ground work. They also take whatever work they can find so they can gain experience.

    There are some tight markets, don't get me wrong, but the majority of people who can't find work don't have the education or the drive. Too many students hear the "Huge demand" and think they will get out of school, get a sash and a crown, and their choice of jobs. You actually have to work for it and be willing to start at the ground floor.

  • 8 years ago

    I don't have "personal experience with this", but I believe that there will always be a demand for good nurses. I think in the areas where there may be several nursing schools within a certain radius, that adds up to lots of nurses to choose from for employers. I know someone who had a family member who moved half way across the country for a job, she was a new BSN/RN....and in the area her school was located, there was too much competition for nursing jobs. Sometimes people do have to be willing to relocate for that dream job.

    Some new nurses also think that they will get out of nursing school and have the fillet mignon jobs....and don't have to work their way up the chain and put their sweat equity in.

    Source(s): health care regulatory experience
  • 5 years ago

    All solutions are spot on. devoid of myself or i'm specific no different solutions meant to be impolite, i would be blunt. i'm a R.N. who worked in an extremely small well being center that wiped sparkling up "pampers" and all actual fluids on a classic foundation. I additionally worked with the variety of nurse and that they arrive in each and every age that have the mentality "i'm a nurse, i'm no longer doing that". once you're a nurse and could no longer sparkling up poop, pee, vomit, blood out of your affected person for notwithstanding reason- possibly all nursing aides are busy, or they are all being lazy- does it remember. What in case you have been laying there and had an twist of destiny, or threw up throughout your self and newly paralyzed and questioning how embarrassed, depressed, chilly and desiring wiped sparkling up!!! It doesnt all have dramatics which includes that, yet some in face are newly paralyzed, or for the 1st time for notwithstanding reason can no longer furnish issue-unfastened self preserve themselves. some are additionally so used to being wiped sparkling up they only want wiped sparkling up!!!!! yet element is, it quite is a activity that demands adulthood, compassion, and that i'm back crediting people who replied in the previous me a real calling and in the experience that your mom or your self have been desiring wiped sparkling up and a nurse substitute into interior the room and replied "Oh properly, that's been quarter-hour, i'm so sorry. i'm a nurse and don't handle that variety of initiatives, and that i would be certain and locate one among our aides and get them in right here ASAP." think of what you will possibly want to do to that nurse!!

  • 8 years ago

    Experienced Nurses are in high demand. RN's just out of college are having a lot of trouble finding a position. I know RN's who have gone on 10 plus interviews and came out without a job still.

    Source(s): RN student
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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    It honestly depends on your experience level, and what sort of experience you have. I had a hard time finding a job right out of school. I graduated almost a year ago and know some new nurses who are still unemployed.

    Source(s): I'm a nurse :-)
  • 8 years ago

    Yes, "experienced" nurses are in demand.

    The new grads - there are many of them who feel that they deserve a hot job in ICU, (and / or) only want to work M-F, no night shift, no evening shift, no weekend, no holiday, are not in demand.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Very much so! Got to know what you doing, and how to cant hiring mangers eye

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