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Also the medical industry is phasing out the use of 2 year (Associate's RN) and LPNs, which makes the problem worse. They do not like to hire new grad nurses, w
by danjayh 11y ago
Also the medical industry is phasing out the use of 2 year (Associate's RN) and LPNs, which makes the problem worse. They do not like to hire new grad nurses, which makes the problem worse. They haven't given significant raises, which makes the problem worse. 100% of the behavior of nursing employers leads me to believe that there is not actually a shortage, and that everybody just likes to claim that one exists.
My wife is currently in nursing school and is planning on working an unpaid internship for the better part of a year because otherwise when you graduate ... you can't get a job.
This article stinks.
- mrcactu5 11y agoI was going to ask... are there enough people in Nursing school? Other professions complain of a shortage of talent, and yet schools are full of capable students who can't get hired. This is true... for example in software development or Law.
- DIVx0 11y agoMy wife is a Nurse Practitioner. When she started down that path she had to get into nursing school to earn an RN. Just getting into a school, any school was extremely difficult. The programs are very competitive with limited space. She made it work because she is brilliant and tenacious but that period was really rough. If 'they' were really worried about the nursing shortage they would introduce more tiers of qualified nursing to cover the gap. Like it was said earlier, places are not hiring LPNs anymore and are putting the squeeze on RNs. The shortage is not because there are a shortage of people who want to be nurses but it is because it is so difficult to get to a level where you are desirable.