What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

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i live in boston, i graduated from a well known school of science with a bs in health sciences and then got my adn . i am more than qualified to work in a great hospital but i still can't find a job where i want to work so i have to ask...what the bleep happened to the shortage???????? :argue: every time someone says "oh, you won't have a problem getting a job as a nurse, there's such a demand" i just wanna kick them in the stomach but instead i say "oh no my friend, there are more nurses in ma than the states knows what to do with". i feel a little betrayed, schools don't tell you that the shortage is over in ma and go get a bsn because thats what hospitals really want and that's if you can get them to look at your resume :down:. does anyone else feel this way or am i just bitter that there is no shortage! :banghead:

hi bellynursegurl, can you pls tell me what agency are you working? I applied almost all the job posting online and visited several LTC Facility and Nursing homes but still nobody seems to be hiring. Im getting so depressed and frustrated.

thanks

Unfortunately, I have been dealing with really bad recruiters. This one was the third one. When I was suppose to meet with her she was on vacation. :down: I don't want to recommend a place that did this to me as it might happen to you.

I know that if you know how to work with trachs/vents Cetrus Home Care is hiring. There is the link to the email.

http://worcester.craigslist.org/hea/1257688400.html

Check indeed.com, as well. They post all the jobs that are posted on every website possible.

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Im currently in Vegas. I am an LPN, not a RN. I lived closer to RI. The Fall River area. I graduated in 1997. I NEVER had a problem getting a job, ever. As a matter of fact the last job I was at before I moved. The DON literally locked my friend and I in the building until, we signed on. Here in Vegas it is nuts. The healthcare stinks overall. Im not exaggarating. The running joke is The best place in Vegas for healthcare is the airport, the first flight outta here. LOL. I have been on interview after interview and nothing, not even per diem, in any specialty of nursing. I have been here since 2003 and mostly do homecare. I took a year off to raise my child, but even in that time still picked up a few cases here and there. Im really ready to get out of here

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Im currently in Vegas. I am an LPN, not a RN. I lived closer to RI. The Fall River area. I graduated in 1997. I NEVER had a problem getting a job, ever. As a matter of fact the last job I was at before I moved. The DON literally locked my friend and I in the building until, we signed on. Here in Vegas it is nuts. The healthcare stinks overall. Im not exaggarating. The running joke is The best place in Vegas for healthcare is the airport, the first flight outta here. LOL. I have been on interview after interview and nothing, not even per diem, in any specialty of nursing. I have been here since 2003 and mostly do homecare. I took a year off to raise my child, but even in that time still picked up a few cases here and there. Im really ready to get out of here

Agreed... about the whole Southwest part. I moved there, because I wasn't getting hospital experience here. When the summer came there went my hours, because the "snow birds" would leave. The reason why I came back to the Northeast. How can I pay my bills if I don't work for the whole summer, or 8 hours a week at that. I tried moving to CA, but they weren't getting back to me. I applied last summer and they were calling me around the holidays! lol.

I just had the interview at Centrus Home Care and I will be doing Private Duty Nursing. I knew that all my applications that were on hold at the local hospital, would not get back to me. They take too long. But, I am so glad that I will be on my own now and done with this Staff Nursing thing.

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Specializes in Home Care/Home Infusion.

I graduated from Nursing in 1980 so, I am a well seasoned nurse. I live in RI and have a license in RI and in MA. I can tell you that the economy is so bad in both states that many nurses have re-entered the work force. Statistics have shown that when the economy is bad, the nursing shortage improves.

My advise to the new grads. is simple. TAKE ANY JOB ON ANY SHIFT you can get:) Once you've proven yourself... your dream job will come.

Nursing is a great profession!! Good Luck!!

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Specializes in med-surg.

i didnt realize the nursing shortage wasn't much of a shortage, until i moved to MA.

i'd recommend new grads to search for jobs outside of the city, in any type of facility, any type of setting, not limiting themselves to acute care hospitals and positions.

when i was in the south, there was a huge nursing shortage (4 years ago) and i got offers at every hospital i applied at. i've talked to new grads down south and they are having a tougher time overall, but still able to find jobs.

to me, the real shortage lies in the small towns outside of the major cities, in providing care to people who cannot reach the major urban hospitals. these are the places that you have to commute really far to get to, or that aren't really an ideal place to live.nonetheless, you'd get the experience you're looking for.

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Specializes in telemetry, med-surg, home health, psych.

if you are having trouble finding a job....think about going in to psych nursing....

there seems to be such a large turnover that it is not difficult to find a job....

in the last 4 years at my facility, more than 40 RN's have come and gone...!!!!!!

Some, it is just not for them so they leave......but it is one area that one can get a job...........hope this helps those looking....

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Specializes in Psychiatric.

I think the advise has been good about getting 'any' job. However, my concern with this is about being pigeon holed once you get that job. Has any one been able to successfully move from one area of nursing to the other, say psych to acute care and if so how did you manage to do so?

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I think the advise has been good about getting 'any' job. However, my concern with this is about being pigeon holed once you get that job. Has any one been able to successfully move from one area of nursing to the other, say psych to acute care and if so how did you manage to do so?

For a lot of people right now, the priority is finding any job in order to make money to survive. Your concern about being pigeon-holed is a valid one, though. However, it IS possible to switch specialities. It just might be harder to do right now with so few jobs and so many people with recent acute care experience applying for them. There are a few people that post here who had to go into LTC or rehabs out of school for a year or so before finally finding jobs in acute care.

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Specializes in med-surg.

i agree with your reply, April.

it seems to be tough competition with older experienced nurses returning back to work (even retired nurses who are no longer retired, seeking work because of the economy). on my unit, there's even an N.P. who decided she missed bedside nursing so she's working as an RN now (instead of an NP position).

future_GA_rn- i only have 1 friend who was in psych nursing and then he decided to go back to school to become a psych CNS. so i dont know anyone who has transitioned from psych to acute care- sorry i can't help more.

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Specializes in Psychiatric.

Yes, I was aware of the rationale behind the need for a job. I really was just inquiring to see if anyone had made this type of transition, after moving into the job that paid the rent. But thanks for responding.

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Specializes in Psychiatric.

agree with your reply, April.

it seems to be tough competition with older experienced nurses returning back to work (even retired nurses who are no longer retired, seeking work because of thanks for your reply kbok. I appreciate you taking the time. It's an interesting question. I'll probably take a look in the boards and see if anyone actually has already had this discussion and see what options come across. Thanks again!

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Specializes in Post Anesthesia.

I hear ya! All that press about 5 years ago about the pending shortage of nurses- I never saw where it was comming from. Sure- LTCs and rehab centers have always had a shortage- and I can see it getting worse, but acute care? Our # of beds is the same, our length of stay for proceedure is down, elective admissions are rare- Who is going to quit a job with 10+ years in nursing to go work someplace else unless they are forced to by family issues? Without turnover- there are no positions for the new grads. I know 3-4 nurses with thier MSN that are stilll working thier old position because they can't afford to change jobs and pay off $20,000 in student loans! The last time I saw a true shortage of nurses was in 1988. A new grad could get a job anywhere and expect a sign-on bonus and shift of choice in 18 mos. I hope the students reading this consider long and hard what they really can expect from the job market before they spend 5-6 years getting thier BSN and end up working PT nights at the poorest LTC in the area to get that "magic year" of experience. As for LPNs- in this area (NE Ohio), there is such a surplus of RNs you may as well take a job as a server at the Olive Garden- it is more secure and has a chance of better pay. I've got 4 grandaughters and I have told all of them- nursing isn't the direction I would want them to go!

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