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Why Is There A Nursing Shortage?

April 14, 2009

Behind The Nursing Shortage

By Brenne Meirowitz, B.A., M.S., M.A.

What is the nursing shortage really all about? Are there not enough people interested in the nursing profession, or is it something else? Well, it’s not a shortage of schools or lack of funds.

The nursing shortage, according to Blanchard & Player, is the shortage of health care leaders who are trained with the necessary skills to retain their staff. The number one reason why most health care facilities have a high turnover rate of their nursing staff is due to the lack of innovative managers who lack… Continue Reading

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How To Pay For Nursing School

February 12, 2009

Nursing school, like any other degree, can be expensive. Most nursing school students end up graduating with at least some debt, sometimes even in the tens of thousands of dollars.

If you are considering a nursing school program – even if you’re already enrolled – their are a number of options to help you pay for your education, and to repay all or part of your nursing student loans after graduation. Below are some resources for grants, loans, and tuition reimbursement programs.

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Nursing Shortage Continues To Worsen

January 19, 2009

The nursing shortage continues to make news and the nursing community is still in great need of more students. The need for nurses will grow rapidly over the next 10-20 years and for those who decide to enter the field the rewards will be great. Right now nursing is easily one of the hottest careers on the market. A nursing graduate with just a two year associate degree can command over forty thousand dollars a year ($40k/year) and that doesn’t include overtime or the benefits package.

As nurses continue to retire the national nursing shortage is going to continue to… Continue Reading

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Nursing Students Come From All Walks Of Life

January 17, 2009

If you read some of the literature from thirty years ago, you will find the references to nursing students being female in almost every instance. A male nurse was a complete anomaly and was very likely to be the butt of many jokes. In some schools men were not even allowed to enroll as nursing students in the first place. It was very clear that there was a delineation of roles; women were expected to be the nurses.

The real change in the nursing student population was being seen in the early 80s and it is continuing today. Now… Continue Reading

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Nursing School Programs Becoming More Competitive

January 16, 2009

Nursing school programs across the country are becoming increasingly competitive as more and more applicants look to careers as a nurse. Programs such as BSN programs have become harder to get into as more and more people apply.

Nursing schools have actually had to begin turning away many qualified applicants simply because there is not enough room. This has become not just a nation-wide problem, but a world-wide shortage.

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Nursing Students

December 23, 2008

Nursing students today are from all backgrounds and there are many men in their number. The number of male nurses has been seeing a steady upward climb over the past 20 years. What was once a novelty of sorts, a now become a common occurrence. Male nursing students need not feel outside of their element any longer. They have not only become accepted, they are very welcome additions to this career field.

Nursing has over the past few decades managed to become known as a truly equal opportunity career. In the 60s, and even for much of the 70s, male nursing… Continue Reading

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