Where Do Most Nurses Work?

I joined this group for support and information. But for the most part when a nurse makes a comment there seem to be more negative comments that positive. I saw alot of negative comments on a person in her late 40's going into nursing tell her she shouldn't go it would be hard for her, even though she was in great shape or last one I read was a nurse who was called in as a cna who just wanted to know if the administration could do that. All the response were negative. Before anyone say anything about constructive criticism. We as nurses always complain how patients, family members, other healthcare professionals and administration treat nurses unfair but we as nurses are the first to criticize each other. What a shame. But regards of negative people I am returning to school to complete my BSN in 2017. I am LPN 44 years old and will graduate at 48.

I use specific terms..a hospital. I do not work in a facility, ITS A generic term

plain English please. Be proud of where you work.

I work in a SNF. The biggest change in our population I have noticed in recent years is that we no longer get as many post knee or hip surgical patients. These admissions used to be by far our most common short term rehab residents. It seems most of these relatively stable patients now go directly home and do their rehab via outpatient or in home therapy. About the only post surgical admits we get now are those that had some complications. Most commonly post-op infections requiring IV antibiotics and/or complicated or frequent dressing changes.

I would be curious to see in the coming years how many more nurses are working in the home health setting since insurance doesn't seem to cover in facility rehab like it used to.

Is there a 2014 survey data results article? I'd like to see it.