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Healthcare facilities to see worsened nursing shortage by 2027

Health Leaders | Nursing

Nurses are continuing to leave the workforce, and there arent enough graduates entering the nursing field to fill the gaps - this information was recently announced by the Maine Nursing Action Coalition.

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'Crisis' looms as 800,000 more nurses plan to exit workforce by 2027: study

Becker's Hospital Review

The critical nursing shortage in the United States is going to get worse — much worse — according to results of a comprehensive National Council of State Boards of Nursing and National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers study released April 13.

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Collette Health: A Virtual Revolution in High-Acuity Care

Health Leaders | Nursing

Tackling the Nursing Shortage Head-On With a looming nursing shortage— 900,000 nurses are expected to leave by 2027 —Collette Health offers a new solution, maintaining a 10:1 observation ratio and enabling instant bedside access.

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Nurses, Not Policymakers, Should Determine Appropriate Staffing Levels

Health Leaders | Nursing

Mandated ratios are typically based on traditional nursing care models, AONL said, which are becoming outdated and more nursing practices embrace innovation, advanced capabilities in technology, and collaborative interprofessional care teams. Further, the nursing shortage has reached a crisis stage, some nursing organizations say.

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Nursing Shortage Solutions Are Happening — Because They Must

Relias

These difficult circumstances call for innovative approaches to safeguard care quality and protect nurses from overwork and burnout. Healthcare organizations need to take innovative and strategic approaches to overcome the challenges of the current healthcare landscape, and nursing shortage solutions are one of the first needs to address.

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Geriatric Nurse: Expert Insights and Career Guidance

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

This trend is projected to continue through at least 2027. 2 As the demand for healthcare increases, so does the need for nurses and other healthcare practitioners trained to care for an aging population a specialty known as geriatrics. .* By 2040, that population is expected to grow to 22%. 1 In 2024, a record 4.1

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Nurses Leaving the Workforce!

SelfCare for HealthCare

About 100,000 registered nurses in the U.S. left the workplace due to the stresses of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the results of a survey published by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. The same was true of 189,000 additional nurses with 10 or fewer years of experience and an average age of 36. in 2022.