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Shenandoah University and Valley Health Partner to Tackle Nursing Shortage 

Daily Nurse

NextGen Nurses program draws upon the expertise of semi-retired and retiring nurses to help train the next generation of nurses before they leave the profession. This role has become more challenging due to the growing nursing shortage.

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Is Nursing Heading for Collapse?

Daily Nurse

This Mayo Clinic study from 2021 surveyed the pandemic’s impact on clinicians. Nurses who are leaving the bedside aren’t retirement age. 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.

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To Build the Workforce, We Need More Nurse Educators

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The AACN said in its 2021–2022 Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing report that 91,938 qualified applications to U.S. nursing schools were turned away in 2021. The causes included insufficient numbers of nurse faculty, clinical sites, classroom space, clinical preceptors , and budget constraints.

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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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LPNs in modified care delivery models

American Nurse

The American Hospital Association reported a 30% loss in the nursing workforce between 2019 and 2020; the United States will need 200,000 RNs each year to replace retirements alone. These retirements result in job openings, which frequently are filled by new nurses with limited clinical exposure. in 2021 to 5.0% to 73.6%).

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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety

Relias

At the same time, more nurses will retire, with more than one-fifth of the nation’s nursing workforce considering retirement within the next five years. This category includes veteran nurses who will leave the healthcare industry and begin retirement. The post The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety appeared first on Relias.

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Nurses With DNP Degree Are Sorely Needed in Health Care and Education

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“Many students do not have the opportunity to be precepted by a doctorally prepared nurse practitioner, and often must reach out to master’s level NPs or physicians to serve as preceptors during their DNP program,” Stewart said.