My Brother happens to be a nurse and I am actually the one that talked him into pursuing the field. When he was interested in going to school, I told him to look in the help wanted ads and go to school for the most highly demanded job listing. It was nursing.
It appears even today, nursing is the most highly demanded job around the US with the baby boomers slowly coming of age. Yes, there are certainly cut-backs in every company due to the economy although; hospitals and nursing facilities I figured would withstand the reductions.
My Brother recently had a conversation with me about job cutbacks at the hospitals. They have removed cleaning staff and licensed practical nurses (LPN’s). The downfall to the loss is the nursing staff is now responsible for more and the patients are not cared for the same as prior to the loss of jobs. They have less time and the care is not the same.
I have not been inside a hospital for quite sometime. I am not able to pass judgment on the care aspect but I certainly hear from the inside out.
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My Brother happens to be a nurse and I am actually the one that talked him into pursuing the field. When he was interested in going to school, I told him to look in the help wanted ads and go to school for the most highly demanded job listing. It was nursing.
It appears even today, nursing is the most highly demanded job around the US with the baby boomers slowly coming of age. Yes, there are certainly cut-backs in every company due to the economy although; hospitals and nursing facilities I figured would withstand the reductions.
My Brother recently had a conversation with me about job cutbacks at the hospitals. They have removed cleaning staff and licensed practical nurses (LPN’s). The downfall to the loss is the nursing staff is now responsible for more and the patients are not cared for the same as prior to the loss of jobs. They have less time and the care is not the same.
I have not been inside a hospital for quite sometime. I am not able to pass judgment on the care aspect but I certainly hear from the inside out.
December 28, 2008 - 9:48amThis Comment
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