<p>It is true that obtaining an entry level job as a graduate nurse is typically not difficult. However, well educated articulate nurses are in a prime position to move into administrative and management jobs. One of the reasons for the nursing shortage in hospitals is that nurses have so many marketable skills for employment beyond staffing hospitals and clinics. For example, at a local large nationally recognized academic institution 5 of 6VPs and the president of the hospital have a background in nursing. There are hundreds of job opportunities related to the health care field for a well educated nurse.</p>