Bryan's Nursing Page

Every '09 grad or soon-to-be grad that I talk to is worried about their chances of getting a job. It seems that because so many people are losing their jobs and their health insurance, few people are going to the hospital unless they really have to. I know that at least one hospital in my area has actually laid some staff off and every hospital is cutting back on some of the hours of its staff members. Just about everyone thought that nursing was recession proof. Unfortunately, this recession… Continue

Well,

Not really the last rotation. It's the last one until next fall semester. I must admit, I'm a bit tired. Maternity isn't a really suited for me and I really don't think I'll ever get into maternity nursing, so I just feel like I've got really low excitement about this one. At least it's spring and it really is one of the happiest places in the hospital. Perhaps just knowing that will perk me up a bit. This spring break hasn't really helped though. Now that I've taken this week long… Continue

Please check out the website below. For all nurses, this is a big deal. CNA/NNOC & SEIU have been fighting each other for membership for a long time.
Keeping a strong union for nurses is important for advocating for better working conditions and for the patients that we help.

http://www.calnurses.org/media-center/press-releases/2009/march/seiu-cna-nnoc-announce-major-accord.html

Last blog post I asked if the nursing shortage was over because very few hospitals in my area are hiring - especially new grads. I think now that the shortage isn't completely over, but that we are seeing a delay in people coming in to take care of their own health. According to the AP "The U.S. unemployment rate hit 8.1 percent in February, a 25-year peak. The nation has lost 4.4 million jobs since the recession began in late 2007." This means that there are a lot of people who have lost the… Continue

For the last 5 years I've heard about this great nursing shortage that we'll be having in 2010 and it will just get worse 5 years further down the line in 2015. But this morning, I heard on the radio that in SF, California (where I live) the nursing shortage is already over. That really doesn't bode well for me since I hope to graduate in 2010.

Just 5 years ago, many of the hospitals were hiring like mad and even letting a few new grads into ED and ICU in units when they never have done so… Continue