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tasteofhuman t1_j9utx37 wrote

Do you already have a job that may require you to work in NJ or are your looking for a job in NJ? If the former, don't go to Brooklyn or Queens. Your commute will be a long, long nightmare. Hell, I wouldn't even recommend the East Side of Manhattan b/c you'll have to transfer somewhere. If you are looking for work, then look where you want to live. Brooklyn and Queens are going to have thousands of nursing jobs available and you'll be so much happier not commuting for four hours a day.

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cowgirl_meg OP t1_ja0c1y3 wrote

It's a little in the weeds to explain, but I'm about to become an RN and will be licensed in Texas. Texas nursing licenses transfer automatically to NJ and 27 other US states, but NY is not one of them. I can become a nurse in NYC by attaining residency, which will take a year. Most NYC hospitals won't even consider applications from out of state new nurses.

I plan on working in NYC long term and my BF's job is in NYC, but for my first year or so I think it makes the most sense to commute.

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