The New Face of Healthcare - Why Nurses are in such high demand

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Actually anything allied health is big business right now. Schools are churning out students and making student loans like the banks were making mortgages a few years ago before the bubble burst.

Another thing my mom said has changed is how they handle hands-on training. Mom did the three year program through Mayo Clinic, and had plenty of monitored hands-on experience before graduating. My cousin did the four-year program (I can't remember if she started at Mayo but I think she was in the same Chicago hospital as mom for whatever nurse internship is called). While my cousin's classroom education was excellent, in the field they kind of abandoned her. No back up or monitoring when she did her first IV on a patient. Just, "you did fine that one time in class. Off you go!"

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Another thing my mom said has changed is how they handle hands-on training. Mom did the three year program through Mayo Clinic, and had plenty of monitored hands-on experience before graduating. My cousin did the four-year program (I can't remember if she started at Mayo but I think she was in the same Chicago hospital as mom for whatever nurse internship is called). While my cousin's classroom education was excellent, in the field they kind of abandoned her. No back up or monitoring when she did her first IV on a patient. Just, "you did fine that one time in class. Off you go!"

Yeah and you're held accountable for anything you do too. I'm shocked at what I hear being said among our administration. They are giving nurses a few weeks to go from a seasoned oncology nurse of 15 years to OB and giving them 6 weeks to learn the new job. "Their license covers them" is the new excuse. If you can't learn the new job in 6 weeks, you're .

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Yeah and you're held accountable for anything you do too. I'm shocked at what I hear being said among our administration. They are giving nurses a few weeks to go from a seasoned oncology nurse of 15 years to OB and giving them 6 weeks to learn the new job. "Their license covers them" is the new excuse. If you can't learn the new job in 6 weeks, you're .

Very very scary. Wait until the facility gets sued as it will come down to that nurse had a whole 6 weeks experience in OB and this happened.... because they are busy moving oncology staff to save $$$$.

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Very very scary. Wait until the facility gets sued as it will come down to that nurse had a whole 6 weeks experience in OB and this happened.... because they are busy moving oncology staff to save $$$$.

They're just shaking their world so they'll take the part time positions. It's not quite working out as they planned and many are leaving which is going to leave huge voids in experienced staff. Many that were waiting to retire are leaving this year. Can't say that I blame them. I've been there 27 years and I'm dying to get out of there too. It's a mass Exodus planned.