Is there a nursing shortage?

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  1. by Aug 28, '11
    Is there in fact a nursing shortage? If so please tell me where. I know respite work is important ... but I'd feel more comfortable knowing if this is a truth ...
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  4. Aug 28, '11 by
    If you ask a journalist, yes, ask a nurse, no.
    Yosemite, RN, ColorfulStethoscope, workingharder, and 1 other like this.
  5. Aug 29, '11 by
    not so much a nursing shortage as much as an experienced nurse shortage. also pre-2007-2008 the shortage was predicted due to the average age of a nurse was 48-50 years old. what they didn't reckon on was the economy.
    pinfinity likes this.
  6. Aug 30, '11 by
    I found this to be a good article:

    "I’ve come across comments on various nursing websites highlighting difficulties for new grads finding jobs and thought some economic perspective might be helpful.

    First, as you can see below, the RN unemployment rate is very low, somewhere below 2%, which is quite remarkable. Looking forward, the demand for RN’s will continue to grow at an average 2.2% per year, with supply of RN’s short of demand through 2018..."

    http://www.nursetogether.com/Career/...or-Market.aspx
    ColorfulStethoscope, Argo, and JosefVernon Hodgkins like this.
  7. Sep 8, '11 by
    I was told that TX is in need of nurses. Does anyone know if this is true?

    TIA, God bless.
  8. Sep 17, '11 by
    Quote from nurse2033
    If you ask a journalist, yes, ask a nurse, no.
    Pretty accurate IMHO.
    workingharder and lindarn like this.
  9. Sep 17, '11 by
    Quote from girl81
    I was told that TX is in need of nurses. Does anyone know if this is true?

    TIA, God bless.
    I'm down in Tx but I'm not sure if we have a shortage of nurses. I'll be a new grad in 2012 and it seems most of the students who have recently graduated are having a tough time finding a job. If you got the experience though, it's a whole 'nother ball game.
    girl81 likes this.
  10. Sep 17, '11 by
    Thank you Commonsense.
  11. Sep 20, '11 by
    Suppostly it isi but in fact I do not think. I am over three months looking for job, over 200 applications and not even an interview... shortage for experienced nurses but for the rest of us NOT!
    lindarn likes this.
  12. Sep 23, '11 by
    I think there are plenty of areas where there is a shortage, at least in the west. There are so many nursing programs in highly populated areas that those get flooded constantly. Look rural, find a spot where there is only one program within a hundred miles, and jobs are plentiful.

    I worked a half a year as an LPN due to moving. Back for my last year now, and I get a job offer at every clinical site- Both for full time work after graduation, and also offering me hours as an LPN.

    YMMV

    Sam
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