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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First of all, just for reality sake, there IS NO nursing shortage.  Most areas of the country are over-saturated with nurses--those who don't feel they can afford to retire, all the way down to new grads trying to get a foot in the door.  $80.000 is a pretty generous estimate for the salary you would probably earn as a nurse who's been out for 10 years, but most likely far more than $40,000.  Have you kept your license current?
I agree with others that YOU are going to have to pull your weight as far as bringing in income.  You can do night shifts, weekend packages, home health, lots of options out there.  Are you an RN or an LPN?[/quote]

Thank you for responding. Someone earlier made the outrageous claim that there is a massive nursing shortage. Not true at all. Because the economy is in the tank (yes even here in DC) many nurses are not retiring. This leaves a glut.  It's exhausting when people cite employment refreshes from a decade ago.[/quote]

PP here.  I post regularly on a nursing forum.  Almost daily there is a new grad post "I can't find a job, I thought there was a nursing shortage" and several responses like yours and mine.  Is no one researching before they plunk down thousands of dollars on an education for a career in a completely over-saturated market?.  Unless you want to move to SD[/quote]

But new grads are probably looking for full-time work with benefits. I'm guessing OP doesn't need benefits and will be willing to take on these F and S 11pm-7am shifts that new grads don't want.[/quote]

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