当然可以了！

美国护士报考条件：中专及以上学历（若持有中国护士执业证书 加分）

01.

美国大环境下，

医学领域的人员不足和工作过度问题

Being understaffed and overworked has been a mainstay in the medical field ever since there's been a medical field.

As our population continues to grow and Baby Boomers head into their golden years, be it due to retirement or health problems, the issue keeps getting worse and worse.

自从医学领域出现以来，人员不足和工作过度一直是医学领域的主要问题。

随着我们的人口持续增长，婴儿潮一代步入他们的黄金时代，无论是由于退休还是健康问题，这个问题变得越来越严重。

点击此处添加图片说明文字

According to research and a forecast published by the American Journal of Medical Quality in January 2012, a shortage of registered nurses in the United States that started back in 2009 is projected to last until 2030, specifically in the West and the South.

In October 2010 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a report titled The Future of Nursing. In this report, they called for an increase of 80% in baccalaureate-prepared nurses in the workforce.

根据2012年1月《美国医疗质量杂志》(American Journal of Medical Quality)发表的研究和预测，美国从2009年开始的注册护士短缺,预计将持续到2030年，尤其是在西部和南部。

2010年10月，罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会发布了一份题为《护理的未来》的报告。在这份报告中，他们呼吁劳动力中拥有学士学位的护士增加80%。

However, the current percentage of nurses with baccalaureate and/or graduate degrees is at 56%, far short of the recommended goal.

Even with many nursing schools having to expand and are unable to keep up with new applicants, there just aren't enough nurses to meet the demands of the medical field.

然而，目前拥有学士学位和/或研究生学位的护士比例为56%，远远低于推荐目标。

即使许多护理学校不得不扩大规模，也无法满足新的申请者，也没有足够的护士来满足医疗领域的需求。

点击此处添加图片说明文字

02.

哪些州受打击最严重?

RN jobs are one of the top 3 growing professions right now per the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Georgia is one of the states hit hardest by the nursing shortage, even with incentives such as student loan forgiveness and statewide initiatives like fellowships.

Florida, Texas and California top the list of states that are facing a growing demand but not enough nurses to meet it, according to Rasmussen College.

In 2016 alone, over 64,000 qualified applicants were turned down for program enrollment due to a lack of faculty.

根据美国劳工统计局(Bureau of Labor Statistics)的数据，注册护士是目前排名前三位的职业之一。

乔治亚州是受护理人员短缺影响最严重的州之一，即使有诸如学生贷款减免和全州奖学金等激励措施。

拉斯穆森学院(Rasmussen College)的数据显示，佛罗里达州、得克萨斯州和加利福尼亚州的护士人数最多，这些州的护士需求不断增长，但却没有足够的护士来满足需求。

仅2016年一年，就有64,000多名合格的申请者因师资短缺而被拒之门外。

03.

我们正在采取什么措施来解决这些差距?

There are solutions being implemented to help, including a Mercer University initiative.

Qualified students can now apply to an accelerated 12-month program.

The university's Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) begins in May 2019 at their Georgia Baptist College of Nursing located in Atlanta.

It’s expressly designed for graduates looking to change their career path.

Students can utilize their existing non-nursing bachelor's degree to earn a BSN in as little as 12 months via a combination of online classes, rotations at area hospitals, and the college's top-of-the-line lab.

目前正在实施一些解决方案来提供帮助，其中包括美世大学(Mercer University)的一项举措。合格的学生现在可以申请12个月的加速课程。

该大学的护理科学加速学士学位(ABSN)将于2019年5月在位于亚特兰大的乔治亚浸礼会护理学院开始。

这是专门为想要改变职业道路的毕业生设计的。

学生可以利用他们现有的非护理学士学位，通过在线课程、地区医院轮岗和学院顶级实验室的组合，在短短12个月内获得BSN学位。

点击此处添加图片说明文字

Another solution has been the implementation of perks and signing bonuses from hospitals.

One such example has been offered by UCHealth, which operates multiple acute-care hospitals and clinics in Colorado.

According to Kathy Howell, chief nursing executive for UCHealth, the company has offered relocation assistance and signing bonuses of up to $10,000.

UCHealth has also offered additional incentives such as $4,000 bonuses toward continuing education and a traveling RN program, which allows a 13-week rotation among its facilities.

Current nursing professionals and soon-to-be nursing graduates would do well to ask potential employers about similar such programs.

另一个解决方案是实施额外津贴和从医院签署奖金。

UCHealth就是这样一个例子，它在科罗拉多州经营着多家急症护理医院和诊所。

UCHealth首席护理执行官凯西•豪厄尔(Kathy Howell)表示，该公司已提供搬迁援助，并提供高达1万美元的签约奖金。

UCHealth还提供了额外的奖励，比如4000美元的奖金用于继续教育和一个旅行注册护士项目，该项目允许在其设施之间进行13周的轮换。

目前的护理专业人员和即将毕业的护理专业毕业生最好向潜在雇主询问类似的项目。

点击此处添加图片说明文字

While signing bonuses, relocation services and loan forgiveness are all fantastic, some companies have gotten even more creative with incentives for prospective new nurses and to retain the ones they have.

Some offer high-def televisions, home loan down payments, flexible scheduling and other creative bonus structures.

虽然签订奖金、搬迁服务和贷款减免都很不错，但一些公司已经通过激励未来的新护士和保留他们所拥有的新护士而变得更有创意。

有些公司提供高清电视、房屋贷款首付、灵活的工作安排和其他创造性的奖金结构。

The fact of the matter is that nurses in every capacity are in high demand and that demand continues to grow with no signs of stopping any time soon.

We need expanded nursing programs, and we need those expanded programs to be offered in more colleges and universities.

Until that need is met, we will continue a perpetual shortage in every field.

Nurses are our first contact, our continual care. They are the front line.

事实是，各个岗位对护士的需求都很高，而且这种需求还在继续增长，短期内没有任何停止的迹象。

我们需要扩大护理项目，我们需要更多的学院和大学提供这些扩大的项目。

在这一需要得到满足之前，我们将继续在这一领域的短缺趋势。

护士是我们的第一个接触者，我们的持续护理。他们在最前线。

*本文由宏景国际教育原创翻译，转载请联系宏景USRN后台授权，谢谢合作。