Why would they tell you that you got the job and then having HR ignore you? Seems very unorganized to me, like pegasus said you don't want to work at a messy place like that anyway. You said license so is it an lpn? What institutions are you looking at? I am in the nursing field as well, but for any job you want to politely thank them (once) for considering you so they can know your name and when you apply again after their waiting period (some 1 month-6 months) apply again. Now, hospitals around my area require online applications. There is no such thing as a nursing shortage, with many people going into the field, places are swamped with applicants.