Stability and Growth Leading Factors in Upward Trend in Nursing

It is looking like the projected shortfalls in nursing may not be as severe as what was predicted, because young people are increasingly viewing nursing as a career path to jump into. Over the past ten years, the number of students aged 23 to 26 entering the nursing career field has jumped 62%, according to David Auerbach, a health economist at RAND Health in Boston. "This is a striking trend," says Auerbach, quoted in an article on CNN Money. "We are now growing the supply of nurses, and not worrying about a decline."

College graduates who hold a BSN are seeing hiring rate at graduation over 60%, more than double the rate of hiring for college graduates in general, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over 14 million health care jobs were tallied in October, 2011, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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