Will the nursing shortage ever end?

[hopeless romantic]

Hello I am taking courses at my college and I am very interested in nursing as a career. I did some research and bls.gov estimates a 22% increase for the demand of nurses through 2018. My question is after 2018 will there no longer be a demand for nurses? Thanks

[Anna Flaxis, BSN, RN]

Nursing shortage?...

[stefanyjoy]

My question is, when is it going to begin?

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

Right now the economy has affected nursing also......there are many unemployed nurses out there......search this site. The government as ilike many important things.....has absolutely NO clue to the plight of the voting public....the little guy. HOwever, I do believe that this will change...I just don't know when....If you REALLY want to be a nurse then persue it, If you think it's a recession proof job.....seek another degree.

[malarwen]

I suppose there are some areas with nursing shortage, but it's definitely not where I live.

[regularRN]

I have to agree... it never started.

[netglow, ASN, RN]

There isn't a demand now, wasn't one yesterday or really for 2, almost 3 years - actually never really a "demand". It's just hype to get you to drop some big cash at a college near you. There have been trends where nursing was a job that was pretty easy to come by in decades past. Those times are gone now.

[klone, MSN, RN]

Yes, the nursing shortage will end around 2007.

[mazy]

In 2018 all nurses will be replaced with robots.

They've already started treating nurses like robots, so it was only a matter of time.....

[xtxrn, ASN, RN]

I have to agree... it never started.

:) Ever worked in rural Texas????

[mariahas4kids]

When someone finds it, please let me know.

[Mrs. SnowStormRN, RN]

We are ahead of the game here in MD, nursing shortage ended here before it even started. We are now at nursing overload o_O.