Just venting - not looking for answers ... relocated unexpectedly to the south from the north east - where i was in school - now i can't get into a damn program here - nobody wants to help, talk or even listen to me for crying out loud! I'm at my wit's end! I know - listen to me whining!!!! Just frustrated - been working on this since March 06 and just hitting brick wall after brick wall - guess "the powers that be" are telling me to stay away from this field is all i can think of - but HOW is there a darn shortage when nobody can get into school??? They're all full of wide-eyed money hungry kids who think they're gonna make enourmous amounts of cash - then they wipe one butt and realize it's not for them - meanwhile the rest of us suffer! Ahh - venting is good!! Thanks!
2006-08-23 09:17:41 · 6 answers · asked by Weasel 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Thanks Girl (poster #1 -i'm afriad i'll kill the spelling of ur name) - cool name too!
2006-08-23 09:21:38 · update #1
Tx P - just like how gas prices always seem to 'mysteriously rise' around a holiday. This AM gas was 256 at Kroger - i will report back a few days before Labor day with what it is and then a few weeks after Labor Day! Ahhhhhh
2006-08-23 09:27:06 · update #2
Caz - i'm even having problems with community colleges! I didn't think of that aspect of it - at home the professors in our school just taught for the sheer joy of it - as most of them were burned out from yeras on the floor - thanks!
2006-08-23 09:30:14 · update #3
Always good to vent!!!
The reason there is a nurse shortage is prob for the reason you gave. People get into it thinking they will have an easy job making money and can get a job anywhere... reality is nursing is the one of the most stressfull jobs out there. Weird schedules, dealing with patients and docs... etc. I have a few friends who just graduated from nursing school and they said that there were so many people applying to the schools and only a few were chosen each semester. One friend tried 2 times before she was accepted. Keep trying dont give up and good luck!
2006-08-23 09:28:48 · answer #1 · answered by Kristin Pregnant with #4 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to hear about your story. The stories of nursing shortages in the US is still true. The reason why colleges are having to turn away applicants is because they can't get enough people to teach the coursework. And I'm guessing the phenomenon is regional.
So the hospitals and nursing homes need nurses. The colleges can't crank out enough of them because the ones who could be teaching nursing are working as nurses.
My mom worked as an RN. My wife is one, too, as are a number of my relatives. The money is good, the hours can be hell, but the work, when done right, is rewarding for those who appreciate it. Hope things work out for you.
2006-08-23 16:29:27 · answer #2 · answered by CMass Stan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as a registered nurse in the south, the situation is that the nursing shortage has created a minimal amount of nursing instructors... i am going to give you a question, why would i become a nursing instructor (requires a masters degree and above) and earn only 63k a year when i can work in the industry with an associate degree and earn over 100k? we need more instructors and better pay for them.. i would like for you to look into the community colleges vs. bsn programs and maybe even doing the lpn (lvn) program and then transition into a rn program.....good luck to you we need you in the profession.....
2006-08-23 16:28:26 · answer #3 · answered by casz1968 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Isn't that a mindbending question!
Funny how so many things seem to operate that way. Here's an example from where I live:
They tell us gas prices are high because there is so much more demand for oil than supply; Yet here they're slowing production and laying people off.
Someone, somewhere has to be incharge of this crap and give their head a shake.
Good luck.
2006-08-23 16:24:49 · answer #4 · answered by p_rutherford2003 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey, I'll match that. When I finally decided what I wanted to do when I grew up (at the age of 36), I started college, plugged away for two years, 5 nights a week, while working 3 jobs, and raising a child...without any assistance from any gov. agency or family member. Went to my counselor to find out what else I needed to do to transfer to the larger college to complete my studies...He sez to me, "Oh, that's an impacted program....they don't accept students over the age of 36." And I walk out muttering, "You coulda told me that 2 yrs ago!" So much for becoming an OT.
2006-08-23 16:33:34 · answer #5 · answered by pessimoptimist 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you're welcom and good luck.
2006-08-23 16:20:34 · answer #6 · answered by marisha z 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋