The Challenge
The nursing shortage is continuing to worsen with COVID-19 highlighting gaps in healthcare, creating an increasing demand for bedside nurses.
The United States is short 500,000 nurses today, and the shortage is expected to grow to 1,100,000 by 2027.
Factors influencing nursing shortages
The International Council of Nurses warned that almost half the world’s nurses could be leaving the profession by 2030, increasing the shortage of nurse to 13 million worldwide. Here in the U.S. this will mean a shortage of over 2 million nurses.
Burnout, Population Aging and Hard Working Conditions have led to a Nursing Shortage.
Burnout
Extra pressure from the pandemic has contributed to continued stress on nurses.
Aging Population
Increased healthcare needs of older generations will put more strain on hospitals and nurses.
Working Conditions
Long hours and increased patient-to-nurse ratios have strained the remaining nurses even more.
Internationally Educated Nurses in the United States
3.4m
Active Registered Nurses (RN) in the US
546k
International RNs in the US
16%
International RNs
175,000
Filipino RNs in the US
…more than any other country
Overall 75% of all internationally educated nurse and trained RN’s are from 3 nations: Philippines, India, and Jamaica
Philippines
(175,000)
India
(88,000)
Jamaica
(55,000)
Internationally educated nurse take nursing positions in specialties that Domestically Born Nurses do not desire, including Psychiatric, Critical Care, and Emergency Care.
