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Nurse Emeritus Program Re-Engages Retired Nurses

Health Leaders | Nursing

Seasoned nurses strengthen Jefferson Health's workforce while sharing their deep expertise. Jefferson Health is re-engaging retired nurses to support its nurses and care teams as they struggle with staffing shortages. Emeritus specialty nurses —educators, informatics, etc.—work

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Nurse Emeritus Combats Staff Shortages by Keeping Retired Nurses Engaged

Scrubs

They have valuable experience that can benefit younger nurses, but they take these experiences with them when they leave. Jefferson Health, which operates 18 hospitals throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, recently announced it is using the Nurse Emeritus Program to keep retired nurses engaged.

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CoxHealth CNO, VP of clinical services to retire after 42-year career

Becker's Hospital Review

Lynne Yaggy, MSN, RN, chief nursing office at Cox Medical Center Branson (Mo.) based CoxHealth, is retiring after 42 years in the healthcare industry. and vice president of clinical services for Springfield, Mo.-based

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Infographic: Connecting the Generations in Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

Not only are there not enough nurses entering the industry, but there are also many tenured nurses who are leaving the profession or retiring and taking their knowledge with them.

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One-Fifth of Nurses Intend to Leave the Workforce by 2027

Health Leaders | Nursing

The future of nursing and the U.S. About 100,000 RNs left the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years due to stress, burnout, and retirement, and about one-fifth of RNs nationally are projected to do the same by 2027. Gay Landstrom , senior vice president and chief nursing officer, Trinity Health System Rayna M.

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Hospitals Are Looking for Hard ROI in Virtual Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

Virtual nursing was one of the hot topics of conversation, with nearly everyone agreeing they'll have fewer nurses in five years and nearly three quarters saying they've launched such programs to address that problem. See also: Can Virtual Nursing Help Hospitals Address Workforce Challenges?

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Adventures in lifelong learning

American Nurse

Terry Pope takes nursing continuing education to new heights Terry Pope After a stint as an ICU charge nurse, Terry Pope, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, knew that leadership was her calling. From that point, she took on various leadership roles, from nurse manager to vice president to chief nursing officer.