AACN reports on Job Opportunities

[JenRN2010, BSN]

In an article published in CNNMoney.com on February 27, 2009, the CEOs of two of the nation's largest healthcare systems - Tenet Healthcare and HCA, Inc. - confirmed the strong need for more RNs even as hospitals are reducing their use of nursing staffing companies.

The CEOs reported to CNNMoney: "Anyone with a nursing degree in this country does not have to worry about having a job."

. . . and the Association of College Nursing actually found - 2 - people who still believe, and attest, that "We need more nurses!" Right, these are the guys who benefit from a flooded nursing workforce. They want nurses to be as plentiful as McDonald's cashiers . . . then it would only cost them $8.35 an hour to support every 8 - 10 patients. This is who our nursing education Association chooses to quote as evidence of nursing, "the Shortage"?

I have a college education, 10 years in clinical research administration, and worked as a fantastic CNA/Tech during the two years in nursing school, excellent references. Four months before licensing I was told there were no openings at my hospital. There were no jobs in the state, in the region, or on this side of the Mississippi River.

This week I drive cross country to Washington state, in search of employment. Creating 2,700 miles of heart-wrenching distance between my lost, lovely career in Research and the poor, foolish, gullible choice to enter nursing.

I heard that Starbucks was hiring! In between espresso lessons steaming milk for lattes, I'll send off a few emails to these guys. Apparently they know a few critically vacant nursing positions that I haven't come across during the SIX MONTHS that I have had my license!

Read the full article here...

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/pdf/Economy.pdf

Maybe they can help you find a job too:

AACN

Tenent Healthcare

HCA

[mindlor]

LOL Everyone keeps saying we have a nursing shortage........I wonder if they realize how many nurses are out of work....

[metal_m0nk, BSN, RN]

Well...Now I know who to call when I graduate. It's on record - can't back out!

[elkpark]

In an article published in CNNMoney.com on February 27, 2009, the CEOs of two of the nation's largest healthcare systems - Tenet Healthcare and HCA, Inc. - confirmed the strong need for more RNs even as hospitals are reducing their use of nursing staffing companies.

The CEOs reported to CNNMoney: "Anyone with a nursing degree in this country does not have to worry about having a job."]

Tenet and HCA are two private-for-profit chains of hospitals (fairly notorious in some circles) -- I'm sure their CEOS would love to have millions more RNs in the country; that means they could pay their nursing staff less and treat them worse than they already do ...