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How Virtual Nursing Is Bridging Generational Gaps at WellSpan Health

Health Leaders | Nursing

First and foremost, Donley emphasized the workforce shortage and planning for when the baby boomer generation retires. We'll likely need more care at the same time that our baby boomer nursing and healthcare professionals are retiring," Donley said.

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Sustaining Excellence: Knowledge Transfer and Strategic Planning in Nursing Leadership

American Nurse

Throughout my 32-year nursing career, I have been shaped by the insights and experiences of many talented individuals who have profoundly influenced my professional journey and taught me how to innovate and improve my professional practice. Additionally, an estimated 70,000 nurses, including leaders, are expected to retire annually.

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Virtual Nursing Will Be Nonnegotiable: Here's How CNOs Can Prepare

Health Leaders | Nursing

Some common goals for virtual nursing include reducing time spent completing administrative tasks, such as admissions and discharges, and giving time back to bedside nurses.

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Is CRNA School Worth It? ROI Analysis and Career Benefits

Registered Nursing

Work-Life Balance Considerations : Many CRNAs enjoy better work-life balance compared to intensive care unit nurses. While call schedules exist, many positions offer predictable hours, weekends off, and reduced physical demands compared to bedside nursing.

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Is Nursing Heading for Collapse?

Daily Nurse

They found that 1/3 of surveyed physicians and nurses planned to reduce work hours within a year, and approximately 40% of nurses planned to leave their current jobs within two years [3]. Nurses who are leaving the bedside aren’t retirement age. Stress, burnout, and heavy workload.

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To Build the Workforce, We Need More Nurse Educators

Nurse.com

Like bedside nurses, the extra workload for nurse faculty can raise the potential of burnout. This study also estimated that one-third of nurse educators in 2015 would be retired by 2025. “It “There’s advising, grading, and committees. Their own scholarship may suffer.”. And now it’s only three years away.”

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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.