I see that an argument for if abstractors were going to be needed in the future or not - this argument was 10 years ago, and I'm seeing a lot of positions available in big hospitals. I returned to school for my NP and now that I have earned that I can not find a position because of over saturation. We use to hear of nursing shortages, and now of physician shortages, however this has not opened up new jobs for NP's. Schools want their money by encouraging students to return and hospitals make promises that are not seen. Our career could be very rewarding, but at this time it's not.