转载 2011年新加坡护士人数3万人
护士的工资待遇有望获得改善。卫生部正在检讨公共医院护士的薪酬结构，以保持竞争力，让这个行业能吸引更多本地人加入。
新加坡卫生部长颜金勇 2011年7月25日出席护士节庆祝活动时透露这项消息。
目前，工艺教育学院护理课程毕业生起薪大约是1300新币、理工学院护理课程毕业生起薪是1700新币，新加坡国立大学4年护理本科的大学毕业生则有2550新币。
谈到如何改善护士待遇时，颜金勇指出：“要检讨的不单是薪金，也包括探讨如何减轻她们的工作量，增加她们的工作满足感，以及给她们提供更多事业发展机会。”
给护士提供更宽广发展机会
为了给护士提供更宽广的事业发展机会，加入公共医院的护士可选择专注于临床护理、投入行政管理，或者是专门从事培育新进护士的培训工作。
新加坡本地公共和私人医院的护士人数从2006年的2万人，增加到2011近3万人。其中每5名护士中，有1人是外籍护士。
公共医院流失护士的情况，相信也因为近年来薪金逐步获得调整而稍有改善，护士离职率已从2006年的12%,下降到去年的9%。
颜金勇指出，卫生部希望接下来能继续留住有经验的护士，并吸引更多本地人加入。
政府已逐步透过增加各级护理课程学额的方式，来加速培训护士的步伐。工艺教育学院、理工学院和大学毕业的护士课程收生人数，已从原本每年1500人增加到目前每年1800人。
另一方面，随着退休与重新雇佣法令2012年1月1日生效，将有更多年龄满62岁年长护士获重新雇用，这也有助于确保这些有经验的护士继续留在这个行业。
澳大利亚护士的就业人数 每年毕业人数 工资
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2008年澳洲有注册护士25.3万人，登记护士6万人，总共31.3万护士。
每年护理本科入学人数1.2万人。
2011年护理3年本科毕业生起薪5.5万澳元，合7万新币，是新加坡工资的3倍。
In 2008, the total number of nurses identified by the Nursing and Midwifery Labour Force Survey (after adjusting for multiple registrations) was estimated to be 312,736, comprising 253,616 registered nurses and 59,119 enrolled nurses.
The number of registered and enrolled nurses in the labour force (i.e. employed in or looking for work in nursing in Australia) increased by 11.6% between 2004 and 2008, from 253,592 to 283,087.
Between 2004 and 2008, the number of nurses actually employed in nursing increased by 11.8%, from 243,916 to 272,741.
The average weekly hours worked by employed nurses and midwives increased from 32.8 hours in 2004 to 33.4 hours in 2008. Over the same period, the proportion of nurses working part time (less than 35 hours per week) declined slightly from 49.6% to 47.9%.
Between 2004 and 2008, the proportion of nurses aged 50 years and over increased from 29.1% to 34.9%. The average age of nurses increased from 43.3 years in 2004 to 44.1 years in 2008.
Nursing continued to be a female dominated profession, with females comprising 90.6% of employed nurses in 2008 (down slightly from 91.3% in 2004).
About one in seven nurses (14.9%) in 2008 indicated they obtained their first nursing qualification in a country outside of Australia.
ABS 2006 Census figures on the rate of nurses per 100,000 population by state or territory reveal Queensland is well below the Australian average of 1107 nurses per 100,000 population with just 1025.3 nurses per 100,000 population. As the population continues to rise in Queensland, the QNU’s data modelling indicates we can expect a shortfall of 14,000 nurses by 2014 across the public, private and aged-care sectors.
