Nursing graduates find tighter job market

Nursing graduates find tighter job market

New nursing school graduates are having an unusually tough time finding jobs after years of efforts to recruit people to the profession.

Experts continue to warn of a looming shortage of nurses in Iowa and across the nation. And some nursing schools are touting the profession as a safe alternative for workers who have been laid off from other careers.

But for the moment, at least, nursing jobs - like jobs in dozens of other fields - are relatively scarce.


Within a few years, the wave of retirements should resume and accelerate as baby-boom generation nurses reach their 60s, Barth said. Meanwhile, the aging of all members of that giant generation will increase the need for nurses and other health care workers, she added.

DMACC is optimistic enough about the profession that it plans to add up to 15 percent more slots to its nursing program in Ankeny, starting next spring, Barth said.

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Sorry, still a little more of the same for the time being. JB