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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. This is the state of nursing. References Advisory Board.

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To Build the Workforce, We Need More Nurse Educators

Nurse.com

The nursing shortage has always gotten attention, but the faculty shortage much less so. Full-time positions for nurse educators aren’t the only ones sitting vacant, however. nursing schools were turned away in 2021. This study also estimated that one-third of nurse educators in 2015 would be retired by 2025. “It

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New Year, New Congress and Administration, Same Mission.

Capitol Beat

Congress must take action to improve nurse staffing and reduce burnout, such as investing in mental health and substance use dependence support for nurses. Ensuring a robust nursing workforce requires new, well-trained nurses.

APRN 45
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Executive Director’s Corner | CNA

American Nurse

First was to meet with legislative aids to educate them on the importance of supporting the safe staffing needs in long-term care, to allow APRNs to practice to the full extent of their training, and pilot a program to increase the salaries for the educators preparing our future nurses.

APRN 52
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Infographic: Stay On the Pulse of 2025 Nurse Legislation

Health Leaders | Nursing

The PRECEPT Nurses Act The Providing Real-World Education and Clinical Experience by Precepting Tomorrows (PRECEPT) Nurses Act is a bipartisan bill introduced by Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and it seeks to provide a $2,000 tax credit for nurses who serve as clinical preceptors to nursing students, according to a press release.