Cathy Duchamp is an award winning freelance radio reporter who is looking to interview a few nurses for an upcoming story on NPR (National Public Radio) for their Marketplace program. The topic is the impact of the recession on the nursing shortage. For example, is the Great Recession temporarily slowing down the nursing shortage? If anyone fits one of the following categories and would be willing to be interviewed for this program, please email Cathy Duchamp at cathyduchamp at hotmail.com. Here are the categories of nurses Cathy is looking for: an *experienced* nurse who’s coming back to the field from retirement or one who’s decided to delay retirement due to…
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Faltering Economy Affects Nursing Jobs
As more “retired” and non-active nurses return to the workforce due to this faltering economy, the nursing shortage takes on a different face. However, it remains a huge problem and will continue to grow. It’s something that we cannot lose sight of despite the changes. With a relatively slow flu season and far fewer elective procedures being performed, hospital censuses have fallen. Consequently, the need for hospital nurses has diminished somewhat. This is a temporary situation, but it may last for awhile. Travel nurses are feeling the brunt especially those who just want med/surg assignments in say, sunny (??) California. (It’s overcast and gloomy right now, not at all sunny.)…