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The Nurse Licensure Compact: Who Benefits Most From Multistate Licenses?

Nurse.com

The Nurse Licensure Compact ( NLC ) is legislation that allows nurses to have one license to practice in multiple states, which seems like it would be more than helpful in states and regions experiencing a nursing shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors. Yet, not all 50 states belong to the NLC.

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Helene Aftermath: Nurses Helping Nurses

Diversity Nursing

An important goal of this campaign is to highlight that a weather disaster is yet another challenge in a long list of issues already straining the nursing profession: the coronavirus pandemic, a nursing shortage, increased workplace violence, and worrisome burnout rates, to name a few. Click here to share our post on Facebook.

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Top 7 Reasons Why I Love Being a Nurse

Scrubs

I have job stability The nursing shortage isn’t as bad as it used to be, but finding and keeping a decent job in the nursing field isn’t too much of a challenge. Most new nurses manage to find jobs shortly after passing their NCLEX, and there are plenty of seasoned nurses who have never had trouble finding good jobs.

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Discover How to Become a Nurse Practitioner

Post University

Amid the nursing shortage crisis, many leaders in the healthcare profession are encouraging nurses to continue their education and develop the advanced practice skills needed to specialize in the nursing profession. One in-demand advanced practice nursing roles is the nurse practitioner (NP).

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So, What About Nurse Staffing Ratios?

Health Leaders | Nursing

Adequate nurse staffing ratios are associated with better patient outcomes, says this CNO. The nursing shortage impacts other nurses by causing burnout and exhaustion, and inadequate staffing directly affects patient safety and experience.

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Empower Nurses–They Will Lead the Way

Minority Nurse

While nurses are strong and resilient, they can’t fix their biggest problem: a dire nursing shortage. A decade in the making, our national nursing shortage threatens our already struggling health care infrastructure. Studies have long predicted that the demand for nurses would intensify as the U.S.

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Closing the Nurse Staffing Gap: Why Non-Skilled Support Isn’t the Solution

Empowered Nurses

The nursing shortage is one of the most pressing challenges facing healthcare today. A recent article proposes a solution that sounds logical at first: shift tasks away from nurses and onto non-skilled workers or technology-enabled support systems. Obviously, this was not a solution promoted by nurses.