Need advice, opinions,

This is really long!! and i dont know where to start..I am an new grad (May). In March I had an interview with a nurse manager for a position I really wanted and a friend on the unit had given her my cv and resume (I had shadowed her on my own time etc). She told me during the interview that the position would probably open up in late August d/t whole unit moving. Before I had even arrived home from interview she called to say she wanted me to meet with hr so that everything would be complete when the time came. So I met with hr a week later and I think it went well. Hr tells me to call when I have a date to take my boards. Call when I get my date..she says call when you pass.( I know this is getting long!! ) So I call when I pass in July! She tells me there is still no external openings because there was a lot of moving around internally and unit move had been pushed back. Since then I have spoken with the nurse manager and hr and both keep telling me to call back and be patient but there is still no external positions. The nurse manager (who I speak to the most) tells me my app is still there and encourages to keep checking in. My husband tells me to give up on this place but it is really where I want to be.

So in the mean time I have interviewed at other places and the one other place I was interested in the nurse manager told me she would love to have me and hr told me she would call me a week. She called but told me there were only two positions to start and admin took one down and the other was filled by someone who had hospital experience. She told me to keep looking at the website and call back and check in. There has been nothing (it has been two weeks). So am I just being strung along? Does hr usually just flat out say "no, we are not interested? or do I have a chance at these places.. I hope this all makes sense..need opiniions please!! Obvi I am still applying to to other places. I don't know if I am being patient or lookiing desperate!! I would rather be told no flat out then obsess about it all the time!!??? Sorry told you this was long winded..