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Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023

Daily Nurse

Nurses are essential to healthcare, yet nursing shortages have persisted for decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these shortages to crisis levels, with demand for nurses outpacing supply in nearly every region. What’s Causing Nursing Shortages? million registered nurses nationwide.

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Nursing Shortage Crisis

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The country may see a nursing shortage of between 200,000 and 450,000 registered nurses (RNs) by 2025 if healthcare stakeholders and federal leaders do not take action to address the dwindling workforce, according to a report from McKinsey & Company. Among those RNs, 15 percent intended to leave the workforce altogether.

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Nursing Education: Pipeline to the Future

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In the world of nursing, consistent rates of students graduating from nursing programs, becoming licensed, and successfully entering the workforce are critical to the long-term viability of the nursing profession and the healthcare system itself. decrease since 2021. Nursing PhD program enrollment shrank 4.1%

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Congress Introduces Safe Staffing Bill for Hospitals to Protect Nurses

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Some one million nurses with active RN licenses are not working due to unsafe working conditions, according to National Nurses United, the largest nursing union in the country. The bill, known as The Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, was authored by Sen.

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NCLEX to Be Changed as Fail Rates Climb

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Just ask any licensed registered nurse. But more and more students are having trouble passing the exam, which is only compounding the ongoing nurse shortage. in 2021, depriving the industry of thousands of potential providers. Passing the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) isn’t easy. in 2019 to 82.5%

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Paramedics help alleviate ED staffing issues

American Nurse

Paramedics can play an essential role as healthcare evolves and organizations struggle to meet an increasing health demands in the midst of a nursing shortage. As nursing shortages around the United States continue to grow, including in emergency departments (EDs), hospital systems seek innovative solutions. 2023; 18(3).

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LPNs in modified care delivery models

American Nurse

Nurse leaders from a mid-Atlantic 12-hospital health system reviewed best practices for improving unit outcomes and identified a need for modified care delivery models. A care delivery model redesign, featuring licensed practical nurses) in an expert-led team-based approach was measured for success. in 2021 to 5.0%

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