Over the last few years, the insurance industry has seen a substantial increase in applications for Therapists’ Professional Liability Insurance from applicants who are trained Nurses. In general these are Registered Nurses from two distinct groups: those who have between 5 to 10 years of experience after their graduation and professional certification, and those who have retired.
Retired Registered Nurses are starting a new, second career in an occupation where they already have basic knowledge, and in most cases, require only short and basic training or education.
The other group of Registered Nurses, who are still working, are concerned with the question of a possible surplus of Registered Nurses who will not be able to find employment, or alternately, that as a result of the global village, employees from low-income countries are preferred over local higher-paid employees. Maybe the answer lies with a combination of the two situations.
The direct beneficiaries of this situation are the Therapists’ professions (including, but not limited to acupuncture, massage therapy, aroma therapy and respiratory therapy). The increased entry of...