December 17, 2010 09:41:28 AM
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RJ

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Please - where is the end to this?

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Rut

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Employment

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I am an RN, and no, an emphatic NO, jobs are not plentiful in this area. So many hospitals have closed, others are, by their own admission or in practice, are establishing hiring freezes. Recruiters have many times told me that this is a period when they can "custom-design the RN they want," and they always have a roomful of hopefuls waiting outside. This has been almost two years and I am just cobbling together per diem work, the huge drawback being that in this country, health care insurance is an awful, panic-inducing worry. This all must be hard for others to believe, but it is true and I am desperate. I will probably have to move, but don't forget if I look at another state, I have to get a license for that state and that costs money and time and the prospective employer may not wait.I can't even begin to tell you.....