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Understanding and Navigating the Nurse Shortage

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There are a number of factors driving this shortage, including a retirement boom, lack of educators, and of course, burnout. WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions The retirement boom The retirement boom among older nurses has created thousands of job openings in nursing. Studies have projected that 1.2

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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety

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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.