where are the nursing shortages?

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I am hearing that there are shortages in some areas while some are cutting back jobs.

Can anyone tell me for sure where thet know there are nursing shortages in the U.S or Canada.

Thanks

For all the nurses out there who are not welcoming new grads, there are more who are more than willing to help you out as you learn the ropes. It's too bad your class is scaring you that much. The longer you wait to "jump in" as you put it, the more difficult it will be. You will be given a chance. Just don't be afraid and go for it! Good luck!

Thanks for the vote of confidence; it helps ease the fears and gives back some courage that has been depleted by horror stories.....

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New York has a terrible nursing shortage both hospitals and nursing homes

I just watched a local News Jobline program - a rep from the largest healthcare system here on Long Island was on seeking :rotfl: "nurse managers" and (RN's strictly for Cardiac & ED) in all locations within the system. Where is the shortage if they are only looking for RN's for these positions ? What say you new yorker? If your familiar with Long Island you know the healthcare system I'm referring to. I don't think I can mention names here ???? :rotfl:

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Hello, thanks for taking the time to read my first post. There is no absolute nurse shortage although I might conceed that isolated areas do have more unfilled nursing positions than qualified nurses to fill those jobs.How many good nurses do you know that have left the bedside to join the growing number of those that do paperwork,QA,education ,management or any of the other nursing jobs that have developed over the past couple decades that do not involve direct patient care.I would be satisifed if bedside nursing enjoyed one half the job growth that these other areas experienced.Also many nurses have permanently left the profession due to the difficult conditions most of us work under.The true shortage in the nursing profession originates with the failed policies of administrators that do not support the bedside caregivers. The crisis in heathcare will continue as long as the numbers of those that do not care for patients increase and the ranks of the true caregivers/nurses remains stagnant. What do you think?

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hello, thanks for taking the time to read my first post. there is no absolute nurse shortage although i might conceed that isolated areas do have more unfilled nursing positions than qualified nurses to fill those jobs.how many good nurses do you know that have left the bedside to join the growing number of those that do paperwork,qa,education ,management or any of the other nursing jobs that have developed over the past couple decades that do not involve direct patient care.i would be satisifed if bedside nursing enjoyed one half the job growth that these other areas experienced.also many nurses have permanently left the profession due to the difficult conditions most of us work under.the true shortage in the nursing profession originates with the failed policies of administrators that do not support the bedside caregivers. the crisis in heathcare will continue as long as the numbers of those that do not care for patients increase and the ranks of the true caregivers/nurses remains stagnant. what do you think?

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yes i would agree w/ you i am seeing many "seasoned" or "long time" career nurses in whatever position they are filling in the bedside care arena leave and go to admin or education positions.

i would love to see more value placed on the individual not the title.

our ascent up "the career ladder" is not determined by how successful we are at crushing people down along the way. but rather the support we have when we get there as well as reaching out to anyone along the way who is wanting to go that direction too.

daye

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Hello, thanks for taking the time to read my first post. There is no absolute nurse shortage although I might conceed that isolated areas do have more unfilled nursing positions than qualified nurses to fill those jobs.How many good nurses do you know that have left the bedside to join the growing number of those that do paperwork,QA,education ,management or any of the other nursing jobs that have developed over the past couple decades that do not involve direct patient care.I would be satisifed if bedside nursing enjoyed one half the job growth that these other areas experienced.Also many nurses have permanently left the profession due to the difficult conditions most of us work under.The true shortage in the nursing profession originates with the failed policies of administrators that do not support the bedside caregivers. The crisis in heathcare will continue as long as the numbers of those that do not care for patients increase and the ranks of the true caregivers/nurses remains stagnant. What do you think?

What a good point you make. I know many nurses who have left for an insurance job, education, home health, Dr. offices, etc. that were excellent bedside caregivers. 25 years ago many of these paper jobs didn't exist.

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Specializes in SRNA.

Wait - aren't we being really pessimistic here? It is a *GREAT* thing that there are so many options besides bedside nursing. What if the reverse were true and nurses had very limited career options? That would be truly truly horrible an I think there would be even fewer people in nursing than there are now.

-S

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Wait - aren't we being really pessimistic here? It is a *GREAT* thing that there are so many options besides bedside nursing. What if the reverse were true and nurses had very limited career options? That would be truly truly horrible an I think there would be even fewer people in nursing than there are now.

-S

I beleive I am realistic in my assertion that many good bedside nurses leave thier jobs due to the difficult work conditions assiciated with patient care. This is what the nursing shortage is all about.Nurse administrators must recognize this and take action to make bedside nursing less stressful(lower nurse pt ratio) and more rewarding $. I truely want sick people to receive the best care possible. I have no problem with these other career oportunities,just used this as an example of the exodus from the bedside.

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Specializes in Emergency Dept, M/S.
I've vouch for this. I'm just in my third year, taking boards in May and I've already been offered a full time position at a local hospital just across the river from Cincinnati, in Northern Kentucky. We need nurses around the Cincinnati area.

Can you tell me what starting pay for a new grad is in Cinci? I lived in Mariemont for several years, and love the area. My mom lived there for 25 years until her death a year and a half ago. I'd love to live back there someday, and one of my children (at the ripe age of 10) has decided he's going to college in Ohio!

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I am hearing that there are shortages in some areas while some are cutting back jobs.

Can anyone tell me for sure where thet know there are nursing shortages in the U.S or Canada.

Thanks

Indiana is experiencing a shortage now, hospitals are having difficulties with retention also.

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Minnesota, they are everywhere

Work near Atlanta now where there appears to be quite a few jobs, hope the jobs are available near Duluth when or if I decide to work up there. Bought a place in Saginaw recently near my brother.

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Wait - aren't we being really pessimistic here? It is a *GREAT* thing that there are so many options besides bedside nursing. What if the reverse were true and nurses had very limited career options? That would be truly truly horrible an I think there would be even fewer people in nursing than there are now.

-S

Yes, there ARE options away from the bedside...but most show preference for the BSN prepared nurse...not the AD and Diploma RN. These positions are highly competitive as well in my experience.

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Work near Atlanta now where there appears to be quite a few jobs, hope the jobs are available near Duluth when or if I decide to work up there. Bought a place in Saginaw recently near my brother.

I'm from Duluth originally and we left due to scarcity of good jobs. It was not what you knew but WHO you knew (small town mentality). When I left, the hospitals had things sewn up pretty tight and one had to usually take a less preferred job somewhere PT then wait for a FT position to open up, or a position on the unit you really wanted to work. Lots of politics.

So I would say yes there are some nursing jobs there but prepare yourself :you may likely wait a long while for the one you really want.

Unless things have drastically changed anyway (and things don't change much in Duluth from what my brother tells me...he's still up there) :chuckle

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