Question

If there truly is such a shortage of nurses in the U.S. workforce, why are there so few jobs available throughout the country? I know there are certain locations still desperate for nurses, but on average it seems that the available jobs are far fewer than the available nurses. Here in the greater Phoenix area there are countless nurses for every position I post and try to hire for. What are your thoughts on this subject?

Answer 1

Nurses are critical part of health care and make up the largest section of the health profession. According to the ho World Health Statistics Report, there are approx- 29 million nuases and midwives in the world, with 3.9 million of those individuals in the us. Estimates of upwards of one million additional nurses will be needed by 2020. According to The American Nurses Association, there will be more registered nurse jobs available through 2022 than any other profession in the United States. The nursing profession continues to face shortage due to lack of potential educators, high turnover, and inequitable distribution of the workforce. The population, on the whole is aging with the baby boom generation entering the age of increased need for health services like the populations, the nursing workforce is also aging. There are currently approx. one million registered nurses older than 30 years ie, one-third of workforce could be at retirement age in next 10 to 15 years organizations must be creative în meeting the needs of nurses while providing the best and safest care to the patients.