RN positions in the DFW area

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I am a paramedic and and am currently attending nursing school in Houston. I

will be done Dec./2000. My Husband works at Cook's in Ft. Wroth so needless to

say we will be in the DFW area permnantly after I complete school. I have been

doing some investigation into positions here for new RN's and it seems most of

them you have to do an internship for. I am interested in ER and Labor and

delivery. Can any of you guys out there that have went from paramedic to RN

tell me if this is the trend? Do you pretty much have to do an internship to

get in somewhere? Does anyone know of any places that don't require this? It

just seems that most places that offer an internship want you to commit to the

internship which is anywhere from 6-8 months and then 18 mos to 2 year post

intership. They have you to sign a contract. Like I said, I am interested in

L & D but don't want to commit that long if I find that it is not my bag. I would

appreciate any input !

Thanks for your time,

Amy Perilman