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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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2023 nursing trends and salary survey results

American Nurse

There is a toxic underlying culture that if not nipped by the institution is very damaging to our future generations of nurses. Many nurses are not in the profession for the right reasons so the focus of leadership has shifted to making nurses happy instead of patient care and patient satisfaction.