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by fudgeremedy

hi everyone...Lately its been on the news about the status of U.S economy..I don't know if how bad it is as connected to us nurses planning to work there? Any opinion guys? Do you think this crisis will take long and worsen the no. of visa released?

[Tolle_lege]

Re: US economic crisis and Nurses???

I think the economy will affect everyone, there will probably still be staffing shortages, but less money to hire new nurses.

[HeartsOpenWide]

Re: US economic crisis and Nurses???

Originally Posted by Tolle_lege

I think the economy will affect everyone, there will probably still be staffing shortages, but less money to hire new nurses.

MY friend talked to some of the hospital recruiters in S.F. and they told her they will not be hiring any new grads because it cost too much $ to train with the way the economy is right now and how it is going...only experienced nurses....

[FireStarterRN]

Re: US economic crisis and Nurses???

I've said many times here, there are jobs in LTC. You can get your start there then make the switch when prospects improve. Or relocate if possible.

These things go in cycles. The same thing happened when I was in nursing school, I went straight to LTC, down the road the job market opened up and I switched to acute care. As possiblities opened up, I took them and ended up with enough experience to work agency.

[TheCommuter]

Re: US economic crisis and Nurses???

Read my recent thread, entitled "Nursing Is Not Always Recession-Proof."

http://allnurses.com/forums/f8/nursi...of-339487.html

And yes, a bad economy can adversely effect the nursing job market.

[dreamon]

Re: US economic crisis and Nurses???

Is there any dowside to starting off in LTC? Somewhere else on the site made it seem like if you started off there you would have to stay since it is different from hospital nursing- is this true?

[FireStarterRN]

Re: US economic crisis and Nurses???

It didn't work that way for me. I was able to make the transition easily.

[justme79]

Re: US economic crisis and Nurses???

We are seeing more foriegn nurses and it makes me wonder if they will be preferred over new grads. One presidential candidate is interested in making it easier for foriegners to come to the US and work. I'm trying to get certified in my area to help with job security.

[cherrybreeze]

Re: US economic crisis and Nurses???

We are seeing our overall patient census average drop...people are just not coming to the hospital, not having *elective* procedures done, etc....it is hurting us.

[pagandeva2000]

Re: US economic crisis and Nurses???

I anticipate seeing more patients come to the clinic I work at, because this is a city hospital that takes people whether they can pay or not. I am seeing more white collar professionals already than I have ever seen before.