Extensive Global Demand For Quality Nursing Care

The internationally recognized standard ratio of doctor to nurse is 1: 2.5 (which means for every two doctors, a hospital needs 5 nurses) Today, to fulfill this ratio, the USA alone requires a large number of nurses. And the demand for quality nursing in the U.K., Middle East, Far East, Singapore, Australia and other countries is increasing phenomenally.

Today there are about 168,000 vacant hospital positions across the nation, and 75 percent of those vacancies are registered nurse positions. The nursing shortage, already serious, is expected to worsen in the coming years. The U.S. Department of Labor predicts the U.S. will be 434,000 nurses short by the year 2020. Other government figures estimate that figure will be closer to 1.1 million.