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Guess what? There is a nursing shortage in California! Wow, this is breaking news.

This is hot news from CBS47TV. Isn’t that exciting? And look at the fresh new information they are providing:

Across California, there is a shortage of 10,000 nurses. Unless something is done, by the year 2010 that number will jump to over 47,000.

Whether they’re brought in by ambulance or come here seeking another treatment, valley hospitals are packed with patients.

Nurses say the only thing harder than finding beds for patients in is finding enough staff to treat them.

I lvoe the statement, “unless something is done.” Uh, like what? The rest of the article gives you absolutely no information about what should be done, what could be done, what will be done, what is being done….just bemoaning the high cost of travel nurses.

Finding an intelligent and insightful news story about the nursing shortage is about as difficult as finding something positive to say about Dubya’s rendition of global warming.