My fellow Nurses…
Posted by Sean on March 26, 2010
A new survey that was just released from 2008 shows that our nursing shortage and our workforce are ‘for the moment’ stabilizing.
Taking this poll with a grain of salt and keeping in mind this was 2 years ago – it is encouraging to know our profession is making a great attempt at meeting the demands of the approaching shortage.
Here are some of the highlights:
- The U.S. has more licensed registered nurses (RNs) than ever (an estimated 3,063,163 – a 5.3 percent increase since the last survey in 2004)
- One-third (33.7 percent) of RNs beginning their careers did so with a bachelor’s degree, up from 31 percent in 2004 and twice as many as in 1980.
- Although the number of RNs younger than 40 dropped steadily between 1980 and 2004, there was an increase in 2008 and they now comprise 29.5 percent of all RNs
Read the rest of the report here: 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
My fellow Nurses originally posted on Scrubs | The Nurses guide to good living.
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Sean Dent said
Thanks for the employment tip!
mrsituation said
try putting your resume' on “monster.com”…. I have mine on there, and has been updated every 6 months or so. when u first put it up, you get hit by a lot of traveling nurse companies, but now it seems , cuz of the economy, there seems to be the birth of companies facilitating permanent nurse positions nationwide…
Sean Dent said
Laura – sorry to hear. Such a tough economy, it's grip is being felt world wide. Best of luck.
Laura said
Good to hear, but where to find a job? My hospital just laid off and cut a bunch of nurses hours. Tough times up here.