Is there less of a demand for Pediatric nurses?

Demand for nurses

• What is the demand for nurses and the analysis to implement the demand?

• Answer:

  Hi, Nursing is a profession that is in high demand. "Some States report current and projected shortages of RNs, primarily due to an aging RN workforce and recent declines in nursing school enrollments. Imbalances between the supply of and demand for qualified workers should spur efforts to attract and retain qualified RNs. For example, employers may restructure workloads, improve compensation and working conditions, and subsidize training or continuing education." Estimates are that the demand for nurses is high and will continue to increase 21 to 35 percent by the year 2010. U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm#outlook Monster.com - the job seekers resources reports that the demand for nurses will continue to rise. "The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that the US will need more than a million new nurses by 2010. According to the American Hospital Association, 100,000 nurses are already needed to fill current vacancies." http://featuredreports.monster.com/laborshortage/degrees/ http://www.mnnurses.org/bargain/barg%20units/ANW/Anw2001.pdf provides a good breakdown and graphs for the next several years expected supply and demand ratios. Some articles that discuss this: DEMAND FOR NURSES CREATES POSITIVE EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK http://www.nmu.edu/nr/years/1999/Nov99/10/07Jun153718.html This article from 1995 from the American Nurses Association is interesting in that they seemed to think that by 2000 the need for RNs would shrink. Supply, Demand, Need -- Nursing's Numbers Revisited http://www.nursingworld.org/readroom/supp2.htm Some additional statistics that may be of interest http://www.aacn.org/AACN/practice.nsf/a40dd285cb9efd8e8825669e00031e21/e4c36ba1504a36eb882566a5007f83a6?OpenDocument= search terms: Statistics Demand Nurses RNs Hope this helps, bcguide-ga