Have you read a hospital chart carefully?

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47. I don't know where you are at so I can't comment on that specific area...

I know in my area that there is nowhere near enough nurses. My aunt is an experienced RN and she makes well over 50k in Oklahoma. The friends I know that have graduated nursing school have had no problem with getting a decent paying job.

I can look online and nursing jobs are everywhere. There are sign on bonuses everywhere. The highest I saw was $12,500 which was in Texas. One girl claimed 50k sign on bonus, but we figure it was in a real crap hole or she was lying.

I think the jobs depend on specialty, regional need and cost of living.

The latest stats I've read says that upwards of 50% of all nurses will be retiring in the near future. The need for nurses is not going anywhere anytime soon.

At the site below, you'll find the states that need nurses the most. I'm in TN and we need over 18,000 nurses to fill the void.

http://healthyamericans.org/states/

http://www.nursingworld.org/nursingshortage