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Originally Posted by AGDee
There was an extreme nursing shortage prior to the recession. I read an article recently that the nursing shortage is over because so many people who have been displaced in other careers have gone into nursing. I know that in Michigan there were special accelerated classes for auto workers who wanted to become nurses.
I suspect that at least some of the people who turned to nursing in a pinch will leave it if things get better and other jobs become more available. It's definitely not for everybody. Having worked in health care, nursing is one area I know I could never do.
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I see a lot of nursing jobs posted here still, but they are all for RNs (at least, some are higher level) and they all involve starting back at the low end of the totem pole and working the "worst" shifts with the most on call, etc. Those are probably the hardest to fill as few people want to regain seniority all over again, and you can't get your RN as fast as you can get your LPN.
But I couldn't tell you if there are fewer or more of the jobs posted now than there were before, or if what is posted now is just hiring to replace.