Colleges fail to curb nursing shortage

Freedom42 · Aug 13, 2007

Thanks for posting this. It's great to see a governor taking action.

elkpark · Aug 13, 2007

Once again, there is no mention of all the experienced RNs leaving the field -- there are plenty of people already educated and licensed as nurses out there; they're just not willing to put up with the working conditions nowadays in hospitals. As long as everyone focuses on how to increase enrollments in nursing schools (which is all you ever hear about in discussions of the "nursing shortage") without also talking about how to keep experienced nurses working in the field, we'll just be bailing a leaking boat without having fixed the leak.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Aug 13, 2007

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. . .

No true nursing shortage exists, because 500,000 RNs and an unknown number of LPNs/LVNs have active licensure, yet they are no longer employed in the field of nursing. If all of these nurses were to suddenly return to nursing and accept jobs at the bedside, then the mythical "nursing shortage" would disappear in 1 day.

The so-called "nursing shortage" is a bunch of monkey poop.

mom2is · Aug 19, 2007

Interesting article. I would like to know what hospitals have starting wages of $28/hr?! I think I work in one of the higher paying ones and ours is $23.xx

Sirena922 · Aug 20, 2007

Interesting article. I would like to know what hospitals have starting wages of $28/hr?! I think I work in one of the higher paying ones and ours is $23.xx

Mom2 what hospital are you employed at if you don't mind me asking.

mom2is · Aug 20, 2007

Mom2 what hospital are you employed at if you don't mind me asking.

St. John Detroit.

mom2is · Aug 22, 2007

Sirena922,

I tried sending a response to your email, but it says your inbox is full. Let me know when you make some room and I will send my reply.

Sirena922 · Aug 22, 2007

Moms2is, my mailbox is empty now. Didn't realize I had to erase all those old messages.