Question about Nursing shortage

[MJ-12]

I was wondering if the whole world has a nursing shortage or just the USA?

Does Canada, China, France, England, India, etc. etc.

have nursing shortages?

I'm not sure if the other countries have nursing shortages but if the other countries do have nursing shortages why do i hear about the USA have people from say India or the Phillipines and they have contract work from that country to the USA.

Hope this dones't sound too stupid of a question.

Just thinking out loud to myself

[Peeps Mcarthur]

Sorry to hear that Rocknurse.

I seriously hope that the corporations that run healthcare aren't the real cause.

It just seems to me that with all their power in D.C. they could get it passed if they really wanted to. I understand why it got started after 9-11 though, but the basis for your dilemma is a cheap labor pipeline from other sources I think. Boy, your agency must be going nuts!

I hope they clear it up soon for you. Good luck.

[sjoe]

"We all know there's not a shortage of nurses. There is a shortage of nurses who are willing to work in sweat shop conditions."

and

"The influx of foreign-trained nurses only serves to further delay debate and action on the serious workplace issues that continue to drive American nurses away from the profession."

Exactly.