are they really in demand as what the media says?
2007-07-25 17:27:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Yes, we're in *great demand*. In fact, 6 beds of the 24-bed general systems Intensive Care Unit just closed because of nursing shortage ... That's just one example.
I get a voicemail from ER *and* ICU staffing *every* day I'm off, asking whether I want to work an O/T shift (which is double-time).
It's a great profession, and if you become an RN there'll be jobs to pick from when you're finished.
2007-07-25 18:03:10 · answer #1 · answered by Aiden 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and the gap is getting larger as more of our nurses are retiring. In the 40's the most popular things for women to be were nurses and teachers. This population is retiring. Not many want to become nurses anymore. The nursing field has a few men in it, but is still considered a woman's job. It is long hours, very demanding( physically and mentally), and can be the best job in the world to have.
2007-07-25 19:37:42 · answer #2 · answered by JNS 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For 50 yrs more nurses continue to be in demand.
2007-07-25 22:57:11 · answer #3 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely and getting paid handsomely for it. Some are even getting $1000 sign on bonuses; a friend of mine even got a car for taking a job at a St Louis hospital. Go figure.
2007-07-25 17:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you know why: because of the baby boomers, they are aging and will start needing medical attention. There so many of them, thus implying that nurses are in demand and will stay in demand.
family doctor's experience.
2007-07-26 04:03:20 · answer #5 · answered by $210,000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋