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Health Care Workers Push for Their Own Confidential Mental Health Treatment

American Nurse

States are redefining when medical professionals can get mental health treatment without risking notifying the boards that regulate their licenses. States have also reworked medical licensing questions to avoid scrutiny for providers who need mental health treatment. The changes are modeled after Virginia legislation from 2020.

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Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023

Daily Nurse

Retirement : Another issue is the substantial number of nurses nearing retirement age. Per a 2020 National Nursing Workforce Study conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, the average age for a registered nurse (RN) was 52 years old, potentially signaling a large wave of retirements over the next 15 years.

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On leaving and loving nursing

American Nurse

The 2022 National Nursing Workforce Study conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) reported that an estimated 100,000 (to as many as 200,000) RNs and 34,000 licensed practical (LPNs) and vocational nurses left the workforce over the past 2 years. If they didn’t retire, what careers did they transition into?

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Can Academic Partnerships Fix the Nursing Shortage?

Health Leaders | Nursing

Many veteran nurses are retiring and taking their knowledge and experience with them. During the pandemic, if you think about back in the beginning in 2020,” McLaughlin says, “for many of us, our pipelines with the schools of nursing, our academic partners…really kind of fell apart.”

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The Call for Greater Autonomy in Nursing

Nurse.com

As discussed in the Institute of Medicine’s (now the National Academy of Medicine) The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path To Achieve Health Equity report , nurses should be included as full partners (with physicians and other healthcare professionals) in redesigning healthcare in the U.S.

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How to Start a Physical Therapy Business: 14 Steps Guide

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Other options include borrowing money against your retirement accounts or taking out a second mortgage—but be careful not to get in too deep. Get your EIN from the IRS, make sure your PT license is up to date, purchase professional liability insurance coverage and set up a business bank account and credit card.

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Stay Informed With Career Insights From the 2022 Nurse Salary Report

Nurse.com

years, down from 26 years in 2020. years from 28 years in 2020. And years of experience for licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) stayed around 19 years in both reports. The gap noted in our 2020 data was almost $7,300. A variety of factors could be fueling the pay gap.

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