Do you think it will be easy or hard to find a nursing job within the next few years?
I know its not gonna be easy work but on a scale of 1-10 how hard do you think it was?
I'm thinking of changing my major to nursing. Anyone in nursing school right now?
it is competitive.
since you are already in college you probably have a lot of the clusters filled. Speak with the pre-nursing adviser at your college and see where you stand.
I took all of my electives, pre reqs, and cluster courses except a few before the program, keep a high gpa--if you have some lower grades retake them.
They say it is hard to get in, I'm not sure how many people didn't make it when I got in but I had no problem and got in the first time. I think people try to scare people seriously.
Right now work hard, once you are in the program work hard but remember that C+=RN, that sounds bad but I was use to always getting the A and being the best in all of my classes but when I got in the program everyone was the best in all of their classes and everyone always got the A. You can't flip out over a B, maybe you don't but I know I have seriously stressed over 2 points. Your grades do not define you (after you get in, right now they do, lol).
Keep your sanity, I will have no breaks until Christmas, I will probably be locked up in a psych ward by then which is fitting because this fall I will be doing my psych nursing and med/surg clinicals. So I will fit right in.
top ten differences between nursing school and hell
1. You wouldn鈥檛 tell a friend to go to nursing school.
2. You know there are hot women/men in Hell.
3. You only have to sell your soul to get into Hell.
4. People smile in Hell.
5. Hell is forever. Nursing school just seems like it.
6. At least you can sleep in Hell.
7. You can鈥檛 flunk out of Hell.
8. It is more fun getting into Hell.
9. Everyone has heard of Hell.
10. It doesn鈥檛 rain in Hell.
EDIT: I'm not done yet so I don't know how easy it will be to find work, but I am assuming not that hard, you may not be able to get a job in your town/city but there should be work within a 50 mile radius somewhere. But I am sure I will find work closer than that. My suggestion keep going back to school and get the highest degree that you can.
I'm thinking of changing my major to nursing. Anyone in nursing school right now?
Nursing programs are extremely competitive - 700 applicants for 60 positions is typical. You generally need to have most of the non-nursing core subjects completed with good a GPA to gain admission.
Right now a lot of hospitals have cut back hiring in uncertain times and unclear government guidance from the Obama administration - One day he says he is going to increase government spending , the next he is cutting hospital reimbursements, then it is some form of nationalization. Plain fact is that he has created far more uncertainly in the industry than the economic downturn has.
However, this should be resolved by the time you graduate. Long term prospects are good for nursing as the population continues to age and demand increases - however work conditions will likely get worse in coming decades.
Is it easy to get a job - as a new graduate? Not always unless you are willing to relocate to the areas most desperate and usually with the lowest pay and worst conditions. With some experience you can usually find a job, but not always in the exact area of care you would prefer.
In the last 5 years ease of nursing employment with 1 being the easiest, it was a 2-3, currently it is a 5-8 depending on where you are - the future depends a lot on what the Obama administration does. When you suggest a complete alteration of healthcare you tend to strongly disrupt the system and only time will tell exactly what is going to emerge from Washington - a good, a bad, or a horrible new system. So anyone who actually says they know what conditions are going to be like down the road is a false prophet.
Nursing is a great opportunity for you since many chances come on by to you. finding work is dependent upon your area. in california for example, there is a big need for nurses and any fresh grad will certainly come by a position real easily.
some areas are also cutting back on the nurses being hired. it all depends on your location and what the president and his administration has in store for us.
but before you can talk about finding jobs like that, you better think about how hard it is in getting into nursing school. in my university, there were about 1,500+ applicants for 80 spots. can you imagine the ridiculous competiton? i mean, they turned down people who had GPAs of 3.9-4.0s. good luck in whatever you choose your path to be in. i'd say in california on a scale, 1-3 would most probably be the chance of getting a job as a nurse.
No matter the current economic or political climate, the fact remains that we are facing an increased demand for medical care which leads of course to a demand for medical workers, especially nurses. We have an aging baby boomer population, a nation of obese people with outrageous rates of diabetes and heart disease and lung disease, we have drug addicts and teen pregnancy rates that are rising.
We also have an aging nurse population - and more nurses are going to be retiring in the next decade than there are new RNs coming into the profession. Schools aren't increasing their admissions because they simply don't have the facilities or staff or resources to do so.
Some areas of the country have been slow to feel this hit and don't have as much of a demand for RNs. But other areas do still have shortages to the point where they are recruiting out of state and offering huge hiring bonuses and relocation packages. There are jobs out there if you're willing to make some sacrifices, and in a few years the whole nation will be feeling the shortage and more jobs will open up everywhere.
It might be difficult as a new grad in the next couple of years, but once you gain some experience and a few years have past you will not have any issues with job security.
In most schools, you can't just %26quot;change your major.%26quot; You must apply for and be accepted into nursing degree programs - it is very competitive.
