Who Will Take Care of Us? ; Why there is a nursing shortage.

Who will take care of us?
Ok, raise your hand, how many of you have thought about a career in the healthcare industry? This could include anything from being a doctor to a sales representative for a major pharmaceutical company. Ok, that’s what I expected from a class of this size. Now, how many of you already have or think you will visit the hospital in the next five years. Now, I know this question may seem out of the blue, but here’s why I’m asking. Currently, the international nursing shortage is the worst it’s been in the history of nursing. You might ask, ok what does this have to do with me if I don’t EVER want to be a nurse. Well that’s the thing. Everything. You’ll realize there’s a nursing shortage when you’re sitting in the ER for four hours, or you’re waiting in a doctor’s office for your seasonal flu shot, but now you’re running late for work, just because there are simply not enough nurses to go around. The AACN President Connie Barden, estim...