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Mitigating the Nursing Shortage Crisis: A Nurse’s Perspective

American Nurse

It’s clear that the state of the nursing shortage is at a crisis level. As an experienced bedside nurse, a recent nursing psychiatric/mental health graduate student, and a clinical adjunct faculty instructor, I have a strong opinion about what must be done. First and foremost, nurses require better pay.

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To Build the Workforce, We Need More Nurse Educators

Nurse.com

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) echoed that language. Its Survey on Vacant Faculty Positions for Academic Year 2022-2023 reported that 8.8% of the nation’s full-time nurse faculty positions are vacant — nearly a full point higher than the previous year (8%). nursing schools were turned away in 2021.

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On leaving and loving nursing

American Nurse

Gone are the days when one entered the profession as a bedside nurse and existed as one at retirement. of newly licensed RNs, these cohorts of new nurses don’t stay very long at the bedside; similar patterns have been noted worldwide. Ultimately, a benevolent nurse completes the great mandala of nursing.

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Effective clinical learning for nursing students

American Nurse

The challenge A longstanding shortage of nursing school faculty and a reliance on new graduate nurses to serve as preceptors create challenges to properly preparing nursing students for a demanding role that requires excellent critical thinking skills. pdf National Council of State Boards of Nursing. January 2021.

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How to Become a Critical Care Nurse

Every Nurse

How to Become a Critical Care Nurse Updated February 18, 2023 by EveryNurse Staff Critical care nurses (CCNs) provide nursing care to critically ill patients who require constant attention and round-the-clock monitoring such as those with heart failure, strokes, respiratory failure, and trauma.

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