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Flexible Scheduling Helps Attract and Retain Nurses

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Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of registered nurses to grow 6% between 2021 and 2031, with more than 200,000 job openings each year, on average, during the decade. Variety is key One of the main benefits of a flexible schedule for nurses is the work-life balance it provides.

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Sanford Health's $3M Nursing Grant Will Help Rural Healthcare 'For Generations to Come'

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Department of Labor will help create a more sustainable nursing workforce in the rural upper Midwest for generations to come, says Erica DeBoer, RN, MA, CNL, CCRN-K , Sanford’s chief nursing officer.

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Patient care assistant training

American Nurse

In response to this feedback, nursing and hospital and developed an in-house training program that reduced the time and costs associated with new PCA education. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that 195,400 RNs will leave the nursing profession from 2021 to 2031. Carol Tierney is associate chief nursing officer.