What does overhire mean?

Hello all,
I am interviewing for New Graduate Nurse positions and am wondering what this term "overhire" means. I appreciate any input. Thanks!
To hire people when there are no vacant positions in the budget for them. For example, if a department is budgeted for 50 positions and they have hired enough nurses to fill 52 positions, they have overhired by 2 positions.Hospitals may do that for a variety of reasons. They may be planning an expansion and want to bring the additional staff on board to get the trained before the actual expansion happens. They may also overhire in the summer to pick up the best of the new grads -- betting that some of the existing staff will resign by the time those overhires finish orientation .... and/or some of those new grads won't complete orientation .... and/or some of those new grads will not pass boards the first try... etc.Other hospitals never overhire and gamble that a supply of new nurses will be available when they need them.
OK, thanks. Could that affect me if I was hired on a floor where they had more than enough staff? For example, could they cut my hours back after orientation?
Quote from cheyne stokesOK, thanks. Could that affect me if I was hired on a floor where they had more than enough staff? For example, could they cut my hours back after orientation?
Thank you very much for your reply. This clears up the question of overhiring as far as new grad nurses are concerned which, I agree, makes complete sense. I will also ask about this in my interviews.Thanks again.
Be prepared to get some flack from the established staff. What "overhire" means to us is that experienced staff will be floating all over the hospital while new grads take care of our patients. The impression I get from our administration is that if an experienced staff member gets fed up with floating off thier floor 50% of the time and quits- all the better- the new grad is paid less per hr, and is younger- less sick time, lower benifit costs, fewer demands for perks. If there is a need to overhire-expanding program, lots of new grads that may not pass NCLEX... then I don't see anyone having an issue, but from my experience most overhires are as welcomed as a root canal.
Quote from suannaBe prepared to get some flack from the established staff. What "overhire" means to us is that experienced staff will be floating all over the hospital while new grads take care of our patients. The impression I get from our administration is that if an experienced staff member gets fed up with floating off thier floor 50% of the time and quits- all the better- the new grad is paid less per hr, and is younger- less sick time, lower benifit costs, fewer demands for perks. If there is a need to overhire-expanding program, lots of new grads that may not pass NCLEX... then I don't see anyone having an issue, but from my experience most overhires are as welcomed as a root canal.