Nursing Shortage Expiration A Myth!

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I was trying to find out about a few things that I heard regarding the nursing shortage ending back in 2009. I heard today that the nursing shortage only depends on the area. In some areas, there is indeed a shortage; in other areas, there is a glut of new grads. How true is this and what are these areas? Thank you for any response, even if you just wanted to tell me that what I heard is good info.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

There are very, very few areas with a true shortage of nurses. Overall, the market is saturated with both new and experienced nurses.

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If there is no longer a nursing shortage, what other jobs are out there? - Yahoo Answers

This person does have a good point when they say that the government is giving scholarships and grants to work in these areas. The college up the street from me has a special tuition assistance program (in addition to Financial Aid) to go through a nursing program because there is a proposed shortage.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

The anonymous person who answers a question on Yahoo is not a reliable source of information. A nurse who has worked 30+ years in the field and sees 40-50 applicants for every position posted in her hospital is.

Just because the college up the street from you has a program designed ot get students in the door does not mean there is a nursing shortage either. Schools continue to produce graduates. more graduates than there are jobs.

Search the dozens of threads on allnurses about nurses going a year or more without a job. THEY are the experts in this area- not some yahoo on Yahoo.

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When do you think it will get better?

Or, in other words, what year do you think we'll have a shortage again?

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There is no way of knowing but it won't be any time soon.

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I don't have a crystal ball, and the results of the ACA have yet to be seen. However, there are a lot of nurses in their 50s and 60s who will have to retire eventually.

My best guess is 'not anytime soon'.

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http://www.kdheks.gov/phi/download/rn_shortages_khs2_brief.pdf

Does 2020 sound like the year when the shortage ends?? I read 10 articles that are predicting the year 2020.

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Their are plenty of jobs out their. Their are so many nurses that can not handle the job duties so they get burnt out. It all depends on your area and what type of experience you have in order to get specific type of job that you are seeking.

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In my area, there is a nursing shortage. Pretty much anywhere in Arkansas is hiring. There is only a hospital diploma program, university 2 year ASN and 4 year BSN here in the capital. For the university ASN program, we rotate through all 6 hospitals here, plus several in the neighboring counties. So far I've rotated through 4 of the 6, plus 1 in the next county over. The nurses at each have all told me they are actively hiring. Most of the 37 that graduated from my program in December all had jobs before graduated. My program has us do a multi paper project that's due in March. One of the assignments is creating a resume and applying for jobs. I don't graduate until May, but I've already got one job offer contingent upon graduation.

Right now, Children's hospital has 25 RN positions listed. I've got several friends there that graduated in December. They have quite a few travel nurses because of needing people.

St Vincent has 109 RN positions listed in the state, with 94 of them in the metro area. I'm doing my current rotation here, and 3 more nurses this week on my unit told me they all got hired before graduation, so make sure I start applying now. They are a magnet hospital, plus offer a new grad program that the nurses tell me is really good.

Baptist hospital has 126 RN positions listed. Got friends here that got hired by graduation. Its a huge place with 800 beds.

Then you have UAMS hospital that's pretty large. Heart hospital, VA hospital. Doctors hospital, state hospital, several mental health hospitals. Plus several more hospitals across the river and more in the neighboring towns that are all hiring.

There are plenty of jobs if you are willing to move. I've met a ton of nurses that are not from here. They all did what I did. You move to follow the jobs. Its a joke among my friends, because almost everyone I know is not from here. For people that say they wouldn't be able to move, it's very possible. Houses can be sold. Kids can transfer schools, it's not a requirement that you live in the same town as parents. I've lived in several towns as a married adult. Went to 11 schools in several states growing up, so it's very possible.

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http://www.kdheks.gov/phi/download/rn_shortages_khs2_brief.pdf

Does 2020 sound like the year when the shortage ends?? I read 10 articles that are predicting the year 2020.

You can't rely on predictions.When I was in school they had big predictions of lots of jobs by the time we graduated. It didn't happen.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

As the previous poster amply demonstrated- there are 'pockets' where there are shortages. True enough. But nationwide, there is a glut.

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