California: State faces nursing shortage dilemma

[nursinghumor]

Tuesday, November 16, 2004: California: State faces nursing shortage dilemma:"Most everyone agrees that California is facing a major nursing shortage as many retire and schools struggle to keep up -- a shortage that places the state near the bottom nationwide for nurse-to-patient ratios and is predicted to get much worse by 2020. But while hospital administrators are calling for more nurses to be trained, the California Nurses Association, or CNA, has emphasized improving work conditions as the best way to attract more nurses."
http://www.sfexaminer.com/article/in...1604n_nursing2

Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.nursefriendly.com

[Dixiecup]

I have to agree with the CNA. The way nurses are treated, and the working conditions are hellish out here in California.

[staffnursepenny]

Iam a newely qualified nurse from the UK. Can anyone give me some advice on how to work in California.

[kbgb]

I notice that this particular thread is old. Am wondering if California still has a nursing shortage? I'm about to begin my first California job (brand new license) in Sonora at Sonora Regional. Any advice about this hospital?

[gracie1]

Originally Posted by Dixiecup

I have to agree with the CNA. The way nurses are treated, and the working conditions are hellish out here in California.

I have to agree the conditions are tough. Part of this is the social/political problems that amplify every other problem in the state. The nursing situation is no different. We are obligated to treat every one who comes into the ER. But many have no reinbursment source. Gang violence has made me very adept at caring for gunshot wounds. Being bilingual is no longer enough. We more languages we have to accomodate than ever before. I could go on and on.