South Korea plans to export 10,000 nurses to U.S.

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SEO335890.htm

SEOUL, April 14 (Reuters) - A South Korean state-run agency said on Friday it plans to export 10,000 nurses to the United States over the next five years to help plug a shortfall of the healthcare providers in U.S. hospitals.

The South Korea nurses will be assigned to 36 hospitals in the state of New York as apprentices in a deal the Resources Development Service of Korea said it will soon sign with a U.S. human resources company and a hospital operator.

The South Koreans sent to New York can be promoted to full-fledged nurses if they meet the requirements of health authorities and pass English proficiency tests, said Lee Mi-sook, an official from the South Korean agency.

An official at the Korean Nurses Association said South Korea has more than enough nurses. "Even if about 10,000 nurses get jobs overseas, it wouldn't result in a lack of medical resources in South Korea," Yi Yun-jeong said by telephone.

[HereSince1628]

1. There's one of those job categories Americans just won't do.

Time to begin a new program that teaches English as a Medical Language.

[Cobalt Violet]

3. There is only a three year waiting list to get into a nursing program.

Maybe we need more nursing schools and programs to help those who want to do the work pay for their education.

[HereSince1628]

5. I know 3 colleges adding nursing programs this coming fall...

But you the graduates of those programs won't be in demand. They will have major school loans and expect a salary that will allow them to live and pay back the loans.

[blueknight]

2. my significant other

is a professor of nursing,and a nurse practitioner. nurses,simply put,are overworked and underpaid. many nurses leave the job because of bad backs,bad hours,etc

[no_hypocrisy]

4. What happened to all the Phillipine nurses that hospitals recruited during

the 1990s to fill the gaps in hospitals and nursing homes?

[beyond_the_pale]

6. Expect Nursing salaries to plummet

Why does every country in the world export healthcare workers to the US? It used to be that we had a shortage of physical therapists. Students were encouraged to go into physical therapy and it was a good paying job. The curriculum in the US for physical therapists is very demanding as well. Then physical therapists came pouring in from abroad and insurance companies decided they didn't want to pay for physical therapy and guess what? You can't even pay back student loans on what physical therapists make now.

Same with nurses. It's a struggle to go back to school and get a bachelor's degree for nursing but many nurses are doing just that to stay competitive. Then, the health care system brings in foreign nurses from other countries and promote them over American nurses.

I have never looked into this personally, the above are the gripes I have heard from friends who have first hand experience with this.

[izzie]

7. What took them so long? As I understand the problem

Nurses just make to much pay so they have to let them go. I am not pulling your leg that is what I have heard. It will be really interesting when the health care Corp. start getting rid of doctors. Life in a society that thinks in only profits can be interesting. Every body is a dollar sign. I an sure these people will work for less than our nurses. It is on the way. All wages will have to go down or even up in a world wide business world.