Nursing as a profession is undergoing change at a very rapid rate. As health care technology has moved forward in the last several years, the nursing profession has had to change to meet the demands and needs. The average age of the nurse just several years ago was 44. Now the average age of the clinical nurse is around 46. Previously, the average age of a nursing instructor was early 50’s. The average for nursing instructors now is mid to late fifties. Nurses are beginning to retire from both clinical and instructor positions leaving gaping holes in the nursing profession. The requirements are also changing. Nursing instructors must now have a minimum education of a Bachelors Degree in Nursing and be working toward their Masters or Doctoral Degree in Nursing to be able to teach nurses.

The aging workforce, added to an ever increasing demand for nurses in the healthcare profession or other related fields, has put great tension on the workforce. Hospitals and nursing homes everywhere are struggling to hire enough nurses to keep up with the demands for increased services and technological advances. Read more