YES, THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF NURSES. I DO NOTICE THAT NURSING SCHOOLS MAKE IT HARD TO GET IN TO THEIR PROGRAMS. THE INSTRUCTORS ARE SO NASTY, ACTING AS THOUGH WE ARE BEING ENLISTED INTO THE WAR. THATS WHY MOST HOSPITALS RESORT TO BRINGING IN NURSES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. GIVE US A CHANCE. MANY OF US HERE IN THE U.S. WANT TO BECOME NURSES. THANK YOU