is nursing even a good career choice right now?

with the talk of lay offs, hiring freezes plus everyone and their mother wanting to be a nurse now has me thinking twice...
im no guru on the nursing job market but althought its tough at the moment, i still think its a great career choice, just expect to be a hard worker and skilled because with the saturated market, sub-par nurses may have trouble holding jobs.

Quote from brandon2011im no guru on the nursing job market but althought its tough at the moment, i still think its a great career choice, just expect to be a hard worker and skilled because with the saturated market, sub-par nurses may have trouble holding jobs.

I'm retired so I can look back and know that my choice of professions was a good one, even tho it looks bad now. It's looked bad many times in the past 40+ years and I was even laid off once. Then the so called overage of nurses, then a year later was the threat that we'd have NO nurses. I agree that you had better love it or not go for it and you'd better be good at what you do. Not only to keep your job and your sanity, but for the good of the patients.I've had several very Different careers during my career. Each one was completely different and on a couple I broke ground where no nurse had gone before. My nursing education prepared me to hit the ground running in each phase of my long career. It can prepare you as well to make your mark on this world. But if you don't think you will love what you do, then you'll just have a job, not a profession, so don't waste your time or the professors' time.

No. That is the short answer. I mean if you were to graduate at this very point and time, you would more than likely have a difficult time finding a job. No one knows what the next 2-3 years holds. Maybe the economy will improve and hiring will begin to pick up. I suspect that many hospitals will see how they were able to make due with less staff during the time when the economy tanked and they will never go back to the previous staffing levels. But what do I know. I am student in my third semester of school and I am fully expecting that I will have a difficult time finding a job. My classmates however think differently. The current job market does not seem to slow down the amount of people in or trying to get into the nursing program at my college.

I think plumbing or air conditioning would be a good choice.

Quote from twarewith the talk of lay offs, hiring freezes plus everyone and their mother wanting to be a nurse now has me thinking twice...

Quote from ohcomeonNo. That is the short answer. I mean if you were to graduate at this very point and time, you would more than likely have a difficult time finding a job. No one knows what the next 2-3 years holds. Maybe the economy will improve and hiring will begin to pick up. I suspect that many hospitals will see how they were able to make due with less staff during the time when the economy tanked and they will never go back to the previous staffing levels. But what do I know. I am student in my third semester of school and I am fully expecting that I will have a difficult time finding a job. My classmates however think differently. The current job market does not seem to slow down the amount of people in or trying to get into the nursing program at my college.

I agree with you everyone is not cut out to be in the health care field period ,none yet a nurse ,because being a nurse requires dedication and a desire to serve your fellow man

If you are going in looking for a guaranteed job at good pay, then no.

Congratulations to you Wezzie, but you are in the minority of new grads.

Quote from SummitAPIf you are going in looking for a guaranteed job at good pay, then no.

Quote from ohcomeonCongratulations to you Wezzie, but you are in the minority of new grads.