how many nursing jobs have you had/how long have you been a nurse?

I've been a nurse for 5 1/2 years. I've had 3 nursing jobs, and will be starting the fourth soon! sorta feels like a lot to me.

job 1-1 year 3 months
job 2- 3 years 3 months
job 3-1 year

I didnt set out to be a job hopper! left job 1 because a job in the field i wanted was open. left job 2 because i thought that m-f job would be great. leaving job 3 next month because i want to get back to the hospital (and labor and delivery)
I've been a nurse for 5 years...Job 1: 1 yearJob 2: 1.5 yearsJob 3: 3 yearsJob 4: 2 monthsnew job as of today!I don't like being a hopper either...my husband's in the military which is why I left jobs 1 and 3...the others just SUCKED lol.

Full time nurse for 38 yearsJob 1: 10 monthsJob 2: 3 yearsJob 3: 10 yearsJob 4: 22 yearsretiredJob 5: per diem 2 years

Quote from EarthChild1130I've been a nurse for 5 years...Job 1: 1 yearJob 2: 1.5 yearsJob 3: 3 yearsJob 4: 2 monthsnew job as of today!I don't like being a hopper either...my husband's in the military which is why I left jobs 1 and 3...the others just SUCKED lol.

>15 years:Job 1: 11 monthsJob 2: 14 monthsJob 3: 2 yearsJob 4: 3 yearsJob 5: 8 years and goingAll were full-time and permanent positions. I went from home health to LTC to hospice to psych and then settled down.All the nurses I know have worked in more then one job. Othen times it's hard to find the right mix and until a nurse does they usually need to take what comes (some experience is better then no experience). My resume expands over 3 states due to my moving for persoal reasons.

I've had 17 positions in 11 different facilities in nearly 28 years.Dave

I've been a nurse for 2 years, 2 months...been at my present job since I became licensed :-)

I was an aide for a few years and have been a nurse for the rest. Same facility for 9 years!

I have been a nurse for 32 years. I have had a number of different jobs but some have been promotions at the same facility. I have worked in three different states.

I've been an RN for almost six years now....wow does time fly!I worked as a carer in a nursing home for about seven months and it was a real eye opening experience. I think all nursing students should do this as part of their training because it helps prepare you for the realities of nursing. I left this job and was an AIN on a haematology ward during my final year as a nursing student, absolutely loved it because the nurses pushed me hard during this year they wanted to get me ready for being a graduate nurse. The experience was invaluable. During this year I did a clinical placement in the OR and really found my niche. I did my one year as part of the graduate nursing program which involved 3 four month placements in ICU, surgical ward and the OR. I stayed on in the OR and haven't left. I don't think I ever will.

Nurse Tech for 3 years on the same unit...RN for 2 1/2 years...Job 1 - 8 months in ICUJob 2 - 1 1/2 years inpatient/outpatient oncology/BMT and IV teamI left the first job because I quickly discovered ICU was not for me. When I took my present position, I swore that I would never leave but the health system is integrating services. I refuse to go from a Magnet hospital to a unionized hospital. So I will be starting job 3 in a few weeks. Also did a 2 week part-time stint at a major cancer center in the area but quickly left because it was unsafe.

PCT for 3 years 1 on telemetry, 2 on PCU.LVN for 2 years (this December), worked on telemetry, PCU, Med-surg, now back with my original crew.Worked at the same hospital for nearly 5 years, but I've hopped around to dang near every unit.

Job 1 - 3 years; remarried and relocatedJob 2 - 3.5 years; needed days for special needs of a child, soJob 3 - 2.5 years; husband relocated, soJob 4 - 8 years I keep thinking I need a new job but don't have the energy to look!