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Paid Preceptorship and the Nurse Practitioner Preceptor Shortage: An Ethical Dilemma

Nursology

Contributor: Michelle Alexandre, MSN, ACNS-BC Nurse practitioner (NP) students are all too often faced with the challenge of securing their clinical preceptors (Doherty et al., … Continue reading Paid Preceptorship and the Nurse Practitioner Preceptor Shortage: An Ethical Dilemma

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Maryland’s Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit: A Call to Action

American Nurse

Introduction In 2016, Maryland became one of the first states to implement a Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit. The aim of this legislation was to help alleviate healthcare workforce shortages in the State, and it provided a tax incentive to nurse practitioner student preceptors. Rasheed et al, 2020).

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Is Nursing Heading for Collapse?

Daily Nurse

Analysis from 2022 found that the total number of registered nurses decreased by more than 100,000 between 2020 and 2021 –the most significant observed drop in the past 40 years. Stress, burnout, and heavy workload. Nurses who are leaving the bedside aren’t retirement age. Many were under 35 and employed in hospitals [4].

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An Evidence-based Approach to Improving Nurse Mental Health 

Daily Nurse

Each year since 2020, we have published the annual Frontline Nurse Mental Health & Well-being Survey to gauge the collective health of our nursing workforce and advocate for solutions to support it. in 2020 to 6.6 After three years of primarily grim findings, however cautious, this year’s survey offers reason for optimism.

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Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023

Daily Nurse

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. However, the data used to create these estimates is from 2020.

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As Nursing School Enrollment Declines, Healthcare Staffing Concerns Rise

Health Leaders | Nursing

On top of that nursing schools nationwide turned away more than 78,000 qualified applications—not applicants— in 2022 largely because of shortages of clinical placement sites, faculty, preceptors, and classroom space, as well as budget cuts, according to AACN. Enrollment in PhD nursing programs declined by 4.1%

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New grad nursing—From surviving to thriving in the ICU

American Nurse

Unit mentors, former preceptors, or even more experienced nurses were all ideal candidates for giving quality feedback. WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 – 11 March 2020. World Health Organization. The post New grad nursing—From surviving to thriving in the ICU appeared first on American Nurse.