Are you happy with your career?

I heard nurses are quite in demand.

There is a shortage so yes, very in demand. and the good thing is, if you need to move there will always be a job for you. that's not true of many careers. Also, if you are single and want to move around you can be a traveling nurse. You get a contract for say 3 months and the pay is even greater, but the downside is it might not be in a place that is all that desirable to live. But, it's only short term and you can handle even less desirable places for that long. Good way to live cheaply and save up lots of money say for a house or exotic vacations.

@Katielass: Dang, how much is per year for someone single who travels?

@Fabiola: When I worked on the Texas/Mexico border, (17 years) we used a lot of contract nurses and we'd pay them $40 per hour to work Med.Surg and as much as $60 per hour for ICU. At that time local staff made about $25-30 per hour depending on experience. One caveat thought, traveling nurses are expected to be experienced. You aren't goin got get a job like that right out of school. You may get a contract job but not making that. And don't forget, this is in Texas where the cost of living is very low.

Thanks for letting me know!
Those rates are niceeeeeeeee.
I am actually asking for someone else, she is an experienced nurse.

@Fabiola: Have her look in the American Journal of Nursing, it's a magazine publication. There are all sorts of ads in the back. And her state board might have some info on how to conduct a search. OH one more thing. You are licensed to practice in the state you live in. some neighboring states may have a (I forget what its called) "agreement" that your license is also good in that state but you need to check first because if there is no agreement, she could have to sit for state boards again. Not fun.