New graduates of nursing programs in Massachusetts are having difficulty finding jobs due to the recession, according to a report by the Boston Globe.
Older nurses are delaying retirement, part-timers are moving into full-time jobs or picking up extra shifts, and some hospitals have been laying off nurses.
A BSN graduate with high honors at the University of Massachusetts Lowell said she could not find a job, like many of her classmates. "We kind of feel a little bit hopeless," she said.
Read the Boston Globe report on nursing.
Older nurses are delaying retirement, part-timers are moving into full-time jobs or picking up extra shifts, and some hospitals have been laying off nurses.
A BSN graduate with high honors at the University of Massachusetts Lowell said she could not find a job, like many of her classmates. "We kind of feel a little bit hopeless," she said.
Read the Boston Globe report on nursing.