Employment is projected to grow by a faster-than-average 6% between 20, translating into about 193,100 openings annually, on average, over that period, according to the bureau. There were nearly 3.2 million registered nurses on the job in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The need for nurses is only going to grow as America ages. It’s the largest health care worker strike in US history. Staffing shortages are also a major factor in the current strike by more than 75,000 unionized employees, including registered nurses, at Kaiser Permanente. It's the largest health care worker strike in US history Mike Blake/Reutersħ5,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walk off the job. Preceptors also have strict limits on how many students they can oversee, with the ratios often set by state nursing boards.Ī woman holds a placard, as a coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions representing 75,000 healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente start a three day strike across the United States over a new contract, in San Diego, California, U.S. The programs are contending with a lack of faculty, clinical placements for students and preceptors who supervise the students during their rotations at health care providers. Staffing shortages are the main reason why nursing schools are not able to accept more students who want to become registered nurses. (One person may submit applications to multiple schools.) The number of applications turned away from baccalaureate programs has been higher in recent years than it was prior to 2019. This includes nearly 66,300 applications for entry-level bachelor’s degree programs. Nearly 78,200 qualified applications were not offered spots at nursing schools last year, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, which represents schools with baccalaureate and advanced degree programs. At a time when registered nurses are going on strike to protest staffing shortages, thousands of applicants who want to enter or advance in the profession are being turned away from nursing schools.

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