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Factor One: Expectations vs. Reality

This is a common affliction of the newly graduated/licensed nurse. They are being exposed to the now-common message from the massive nursing shortage - that is estimated to develop to over a million nurses by the year 2020 - and contains to some degree adopted a life of its, leaving the expectation that with such a critical shortage you will see job openings aplenty.

Though one million is a nationwide number, this doesn’t imply that each state - or community, town and city inside a given state - is equally impacted. For example, it is also estimated that by 2020, 44 states and the District of Columbia will face a vital nursing shortage. So what if you are licensed within the six states where the shortage isn’t as critical?

Also, simply because there is a nursing shortage doesn’t imply that hospitals, clinics, etc. will hire just anyone. Most nursing schools have been expanding their programs and therefore graduating more students; once licensed, these students are added to the applicant pool that the hospital has to choose from. So even with a shortage there\\\'s still a substantial amount of competition for available slots.

Many newly graduated/licensed nurses possess a bulletproof sense about themselves and seem to think they hold all the cards; however this is not always the case. For example, if the nurse looking for employment wants to work among the prime shifts, emphatically states they won’t work weekends, or won’t work on a specific unit then these non-negotiable demands are met, she or he will limit their job choices.

I know of at least one young nurse who complained to her fellow nurses on a forum about just such a circumstance. Imagine her surprise when nearly together the other nurses replied, tell her to obtain a grip. That with those expectations it may be a while before she’d look for a match, unless of course she was expecting a healthcare facility to shift a present employed nurse to a different shift just to accommodate her preference.

Sometimes a nurse must wait a while for their plum assignment, as in the case of wanting to be a travel nurse. We’ve all seen the ads of these often long-term employment positions, where a company provides the opportunity to work in various cities, states and even countries, thus quenching the roving spirit of some nurses. However, in order to qualify for most travel agent positions a nurse generally needs at least two years of hospital-based nursing experience.

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