[NPInfo] Nursing Shortages revisited......

[Havens, Shelby]

I say let the foreign nurses have those jobs - I couldn't do hospital
nursing again. The patient assignments are too heavy, the hours are
terrible, and the pay hasn't kept up with the cost of living. Nurses are
constantly being asked to do more with less. The average "length of
stay" for RN positions in my town is two years. Nobody can stand it for
much longer than that. Nurses don't get much respect. For Nurses' Day
this week, we are being given Krispy Kreme Donuts. No joke. I am feeling
a little bit under-appreciated. 

Nursing jobs may look good to someone from a third-world country, but
from my point of view, nursing employment isn't so great. There are no
raises in our agency this year, but they are advertising NP positions at
a higher pay rate than what I am currently making. It isn't good for
morale. 


Best Regards,

Shelby Havens, ARNP

   

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2. Bill would ease visa shortage for foreign nurses
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  For some time, a visa shortage has limited the ability of provider
organizations to hire foreign healthcare professionals. Now, however, a
new federal bill proposes to provide visas for qualified registered
nurses to work in the U.S. The Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act would
not only help address visa shortages, it also would provide a mechanism
to fund measures to attract and retain nursing faculty, buy educational
equipment and attract American students to nursing careers. The bill
hopes to address the mushrooming shortage of nurses in the U.S., which
is only projected to get worse over time. The American Hospital
Association, for example, was reporting that hospitals needed more than
116,000 RNs to fill their current professional openings, far more than
available in today's healthcare marketplace.

To learn more about the bill:
- read this Healthcare Finance News article

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