brilliantbaby

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1. End of the Nursing Shortage

   brilliantbaby replied to Flightline's topic in General Nursing

   If the plan to have healthcare for everyone pans out, then census will go up, up! Which means more jobs for us. Having so many people uninsured and underinsured does make me worry about a glut of nurses caring for less and less patients.

2. Universal Health Care and Wages

   brilliantbaby replied to leeae85's topic in Activism

   There have been recent talks in some regions about low census in the hospitals likely due to the economy and uninsured/underinsured patients. Patients are simply not seeking treatment because of the expense. New grads in many areas (including mine) a...

3. New Grad Internships...

   brilliantbaby replied to AKAEarthAngel's topic in Ohio

   Britt, What about Ohiohealth? Are they hiring new grads or anyone for that matter :wink2: I heard they are kind of slim on jobs too.

4. New Grad Internships...

   brilliantbaby replied to AKAEarthAngel's topic in Ohio

   :no:Hiring freeze? It sounds like all of Ohio hospitals are cutting back on hiring! It is very tight here in Columbus. No jobs in the hospital systems here. Nationwide Children's may not hire new grads at all in '09

5. Nursing is not always recession-proof

   brilliantbaby replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for this post! This is certainly true in the Columbus Ohio area. There are very few hospital jobs for new grads in Columbus and census has been low. Definately due to the economy. I absolutely agree that the uninsured/underinsured are not goin...