Finally, someone is discussing this openly

[Hoosier_RN, MSN]

Michigan has 8,500 open hospital jobs, and 50,000 nurses who aren't filling them

Many of us have said this on here repeatedly! It's about time that it's starting to be discussed more openly, as it's pretty much the scenario everywhere.

[klone, MSN, RN]

Paywall

can you summarize? 

[Tenebrae, BSN, RN]

We have this in NZ

We have so many jobs that need filling. 

Lots of amazing trained nurses from the phillipines, india etc who cant work in without going through a CAP program. The CAP program costs $18000 plus and requires the student to work full time (unpaid) for 6-8 weeks.

We are all calling for the authorities to abolish the fees at minimum. 

So many immigrants are not only working to support themselves, they are also in low paid jobs and trying to send money back home. 

[Hoosier_RN, MSN]

klone said:

Paywall

can you summarize? 

Basically, there hundreds of thousands of licensed nurses and less than half of those are working as licensed nurses due to the nature of for profit healthcare- poor staffing ratios, benefits, etc. It mentioned for MI 8,500 open positions and over 50,000 active licenses not being used for nursing out there, in 1 area. I know IN has a huge overage for the same reason, sure many other states are the same. These for profit entities need to pull their collective heads out of their behinds

[kbrn2002, ADN, RN]

Many nurses have discovered there are jobs available away from the bedside where they can still utilize their nursing degree. There's also jobs where nurses can utilize their education and work background that aren't nursing related at all. Still more have said the heck with this nursing thing altogether and pivoted to an entirely new career and I'm sure there's nurses that finished their degree, took and passed the NCLEX and then for whatever reason never entered the workforce as a nurse. 

For the experienced nurses that have left nursing I'm sure general burnout with the career is the primary reason and the reasons for that burnout are likely the usual suspects of poor staffing, stagnant wages, lousy benefits, poor treatment by fellow staff, managers and patients, etc.  There comes a point when "they don't pay me enough for this" becomes more than just something that is said in frustration and becomes a reality.

[Wuzzie]

I've been saying this for years. The nursing shortage is a myth propagated by hospitals to absolve them from any responsibility for the poor care they are providing. The only thing we're running short on is nurses willing to put up with the BS anymore when there are better opportunities available. 

[bigmama23]

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Wuzzie said:

I've been saying this for years. The nursing shortage is a myth propagated by hospitals to absolve them from any responsibility for the poor care they are providing. The only thing we're running short on is nurses willing to put up with the BS anymore when there are better opportunities available. 

The NCBSN has been reporting similar things. Their numbers are nationwide but IIRC, 84% of licensed nurses work in nursing. In Michigan that number was lower, something like 79-80% last I checked. The reasons are what we are all aware of: poor leadership, no back up from management when dealing with violent patients, inconsistent pay raises, etc. 

 

[mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN]

Wuzzie said:

I've been saying this for years. The nursing shortage is a myth propagated by hospitals to absolve them from any responsibility for the poor care they are providing. The only thing we're running short on is nurses willing to put up with the BS anymore when there are better opportunities available. 

There is a nursing shortage-they aren't hiring! plenty out there, but not enough being hired.