Experienced nurses will tell you to follow your heart as well as your gut instinct
, when it comes to applying for work. Sure, you will be competing with other nurses, but if you merely put your resume out there and catch something you don't want, you'll have then joined the ranks of nurses looking to get out of their current career. If you want to at least have a fighting chance at staying where are first hired, then do the following: 1. Know what area you would like to work in; 2. Apply, apply, apply like wild fire to ONLY jobs within the area of your choice; very easy.