WE always talk about the physician shortage...nurses are in the same category as far as being in short supply...not projected...this is right now...BD
More than 3 million RNs will be employed in 2016, an increase of 20 percent from more than 2.5 million in 2006, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A combination of job growth, nurses retiring and leaving the profession, and fewer new nurses is expected to yield a shortage of more than 1 million RNs by the end of this decade.
But there's no need to look to the future for a shortage. The American Hospital Association reported in mid-2007 that more than 5,000 community hospitals nationwide already have a need for 116,000 RNs to fill current job openings. More information can be found online.
The nurse shortage is a global crisis. checkout my blog at http://mynursebook.com/blog.php?user=Logan
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