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Benefit from a World Wide Shortage of Nurses
Demand for nursing professionals increase in line with the global healthcare requirements. This represents unprecedented choices for people wishing to make a career out of nursing. Nursing demand continues to increase world wide.
Generally, the U.S. is experiencing a moderate shortage of registered nurses, with more severe shortages in certain areas. This RN shortage will continue to grow if current trends continue, including:
• a constantly growing and aging U.S. population
• great demand for highest quality of aid
• an aging RN workforce at or approaching retirement age
• difficulties attracting new nurses and retaining the existing workforce.
The nursing employment situation in Canada is improving after several years of health care restructuring and hospital downsizing. Nurses with skills and experience in specialty areas (e.g., emergency, critical care and operating room) and those wishing to work in smaller residential areas or detached communities are in the high demand. The Canadian Nurses Association is predicting a continued shortage of nurses for the future.
Nurses from poorer countries find nursing jobs in more affluent countries more and more attractive.This places them in a position to bring in extremely large wages in compared to conceivable remuneration in their home countries. Excess earnings sent home has a huge impact in the quality of life of their family back home. Nurses can get onto the property ladder in their home countries much easier by earning a deposit much quicker.
Two options are available for nurses to work in other countries. The first is to apply for a working visa. Working visas requirements differ from country to country, however due to the demand for nurses, priority is often given to expedite a quick decision on your application. Note that some countries require you to have a job offer before a working visa will be issued. In this case you will have to apply for work at health care institutions in the country of choice.Fortunately the web makes this application fairly simple.
A further option is to relocate to the US, Canada or Brittain. Some countries like Canada have a very long visa processing delay. It is common to wait longer than 4 years when applying for permanent residence from certain countries. Fortunately for nurses and other medical practitioners, Canada has a list of preferred occupations which allows applicants in certain professions to have their applications streamlined. Finalisation of applications in these skill classes could be completed within 6 months.
US employers may employ nurses using the U.S. Department of Labor Permanent Program or the H-1B Program. The H-1B program requires that foreign nurses have a bachelor’s degree and the job that the nurse is hired to perform requires a bachelor’s degree.
Immigration to Australia is rather demanding as illustration, the prerequisites to commence practising nursing in Western Australia is:
• professional registration with the Nurses and Midwives Board of Western Australia (NMBWA)
• criminal record screening
• a visa that permits you to do work in Australia – for all foreign employees
• private health insurance – for all sponsored foreign employees.
Here are some details on remuneration for nurses
US Median Pay Rates per hour:
• Registered nurse $25.67
• Licensed Practical Nurse $17.17
• Certified Nurse assistant $10.55
• Registered nurse- Emergency Room $27.11
• Registered nurse- Operating Room $27.86
• Charge nurse $28.35
• Family Nurse Practitioner (NP) $ 37.06
In comparison: Australian General Nursing salaries at end of December 2008 were: Average annual salary $68,801.40; average minimum salary $64,880.16 and average maximum salary $72,722.65.
The possibility of working in a foreign country should form part of your nursing career planning.
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