Are a lot of social work duties being handed over to nurses in hospitals. i've heard social work jobs are becoming harder to find in hospitals.

Social work: This is quite true and is due to decreased reimbursement to the hospital and they are simply cutting costs. There is a tendency to force social workers to join institutions or governmental organizations - this is part of a bigger plan by the current head-man to fundamentally change america by creating a socialist society. With control of social workers they can control to a certain extent society.