Huge over supply of nurses

14 I have been beating this drum for years about way too many nursing schools. Here is the proof:

http://bhw.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/...rojections.pdf

Look at the size of those numbers! Last edit by Meriwhen on Feb 10 : Reason: fixed URL
About time reality intruded into the nursing shortage myth.

Thanks for posting this. I saw it - & shared with our nurse leaders - when it appeared, but didn't think to post here on AN.

Disquieting.

I have bright motivated students at my high school who want to be nurses, and who would be amazing nurses. I just printed this out for them. I have been preaching the nursing shortage "myth" for a long time. Reality is a *****.

Did somebody note this part? I've been beating THAT drum for years. While not considered in this study, emerging care delivery models, with a focus onmanaging health status and preventing acute health issues, will likely contribute to newgrowth in demand for nurses, e.g., nurses taking on new and/or expanded roles inpreventive care and care coordination.

Um, no, I skimmed it. *blushing*Thanks, GrnTea

I am having trouble believing that NC is going to be short. There are so many nursing schools here, graduating SO MANY new people every year... I could not land my specialty of choice in NC after graduating because competition was fierce for new grads in ICU and I had to move to GA to get it right out of school. Just within 30 miles or so of where I live there are 2 BSN and at least 3 ADN schools, graduating at least 400 RNs per year, and I don't even live in one of the top two largest areas.

The other thing is they assume people will stay in their state of education. This may account for the "shortage" in Hawai'i, but a lot of folks go there from other places to work. Also, it's very, very hard to get work in CA for the same reason, but the stats presented there only look at CA supply being r/t CA grads. A lot of people come to MA to go to nursing school, but many of them go home or elsewhere when they graduate. And those are just the states li'l ol' me knows something about.Skimming isn't helpful sometimes

Quote from GrnTeaThe other thing is they assume people will stay in their state of education.

With many hospital's mindsets on the money, and not the employee, I think jobs will be abundant in the future. Considering how burned out staff nurses are becoming with upper management- the continuous and impossible satisfaction scores, short staffing. New grads will easily suck it up and settle for these work conditions. Even with all these extra nurses, I think resourceful applicants will still be able to land the dream acute care job.

I graduated with my BSN in 2006. I stay in touch with 5 of my fellow students. All but one have quit nursing. The four that quit are now married and doing other things (kids, other jobs etc).Just because you make X amount of nurses does not mean they are all permanent nurses. I would focus less on these numbers and on being an effective and professional nurse. Do that and the rest will more than likely fall into place. That is what the individual can control. How hard they work, being reliable, etc. Numbers and jobs...it is what it is. I don't care if there are a million to many or a million short. I know I am a good nurse and I work my rear off. I have not missed a day of work in 8 years. If suddenly the world no longer needs nurses then I will figure it out. I can't worry about this stuff.

I guess my point was more about the over-abundance of nursing programs and states having special funding for nursing education because of the "shortage" and how misleading I think it is for future students.