Video on the Nursing Shortage

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

I got a kick out of this 3-minute YouTube video on new grads and the nursing shortage. Click on the link below if you wish to watch the video.

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Specializes in ICU.

Xtranormal. Nicely done. Thanks for sharing. :clown:

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Specializes in labor & delivery.

So true.....

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Specializes in Hospice / Psych / RNAC.

Who is the women speaking? She's really out of touch. I will have to say this is the first time I've heard Obama say anything about nursing.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Who is the women speaking? She's really out of touch.
Toward the end of the video (last minute or so), she says she's a nursing student who plans to move to California or Seattle and work in an E.R. after graduation. She says it will be "just like Grey's Anatomy."
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Who is the women speaking? She's really out of touch. I will have to say this is the first time I've heard Obama say anything about nursing.

I think he's been a bit preoccupied with the economy tanking, wars, etc.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

The you-tube comedy is funny and so true! My only concern is a lot of them are filled with foul language which is too bad because it spoils it.

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Specializes in ICU, CM, Geriatrics, Management.

Liked it!

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Liked it. But the girl looks awkward for me.. LOL.

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Specializes in Dialysis.

Hilarious! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

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Thanks for sharing. Not too many people realize this dilemma.

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This video is certainly amusing ("terrible places--like Texas!"), but it's terrifying, too. Terrifying for me, given I've been back in school for the last 3 years, taking prereqs to apply to nursing school, which I will begin in 2012. I've continued on the nursing path because I feel I'm already waist-deep in it; not time to throw in the towel. I don't feel compelled to run for the hills or choose an alternate route. (Already, nursing is a *third* career. Worth noting: the program I'm doing is practically free; it's ADN/RN, not BSN. I plan to pursue MSN down the road. I have a MS in another area.) I've heard from many reliable sources that grads from the program I'll be entering are having an exceptionally difficult time finding work. So, however amusing, the video warrants some discussion. What's the scoop, seasoned nurses and new grads? Is this dearth of nursing jobs a consequence of the economy? Will prospects pick up within the next decade? Is nursing so saturated w/ new grads that getting a job outside of po-dunk, TX is next to impossible? I know it's tough out there, but I'd like to maintain a shred of optimism that I can find work as a nurse in a few years. What's your take? Would you advise someone like me to turn on her heels?

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