Nursing shortage??? Where?

[JaclynRN789]

Where are the nursing internships? How is a new graduate ever going to get experience, if no one will be willing to train them. It is frustrating and sad. I recently graduated in May, passed my boards in June and have been looking ever since. My heart goes out to the nurses who have been looking for months. I shouldn't complain, because I just graduated but all this talk of finding a job easily because you are a nurse is hog wash. I live in Southwest Florida and we have the 2nd highest foreclosure rate in the country. Our industry is made up of tourism and real estate, so you can imagine what the job market looks like. It doesn't help that so many schools are pumping out nurses, and with this economy everyone wants to be a nurse now. What is very discouraging is that new grads in other states are experiencing the same dilemma.

Today a patient told me that his daughter in Boston couldn't find a job (graduated in May) (I work for an eye dr. as a receptionist), and a close friend who moved to NC after graduating just moved back to Florida because she couldn't find a job in NC. She has looked at all surrounding areas in South Florida (Orlando down to Miami) and nothing...where is the shortage? I did see on the news that because of the economy nurses who were about to retire or retired has either stayed or reentered the job market due to spouses losing jobs etc..

Sucks... =(

Thank you for letting me whine. LOL