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To Build the Workforce, We Need More Nurse Educators

Nurse.com

When Susan Bindon, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, CNE-cl, FAAN, explained the need for nurse educators, her description was succinct. “In But that’s not the only word Bindon used to describe the current state of the national nursing education landscape. Full-time positions for nurse educators aren’t the only ones sitting vacant, however.

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Shenandoah University and Valley Health Partner to Tackle Nursing Shortage 

Daily Nurse

NextGen Nurses program draws upon the expertise of semi-retired and retiring nurses to help train the next generation of nurses before they leave the profession. We are grateful for the continued partnership of Valley Health, GO Virginia, VHHA, and DHCD as we collectively improve nursing education in the Shenandoah Valley.

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How CNOs Can Avoid Nurse Turnover and Knowledge Gaps

Health Leaders | Nursing

Retired nurses offer coaching and mentoring to Novant Health's novice nurses to solve retention challenges. The program not only helps solve retention challenges, but also retains the expertise of experienced nurses to avoid knowledge gaps that can occur when nurses retire and new nurses join the care team.

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Is Nursing Heading for Collapse?

Daily Nurse

Nurses who are leaving the bedside aren’t retirement age. It indicated that the median age of a registered nurse is 46 and estimated that a quarter of nurses plan to retire or leave the profession over the next five years [5]. By 2030, there will be an estimated exodus of one million nurses into retirement [6].

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The Nurses’ Strike Resolved

Empowered Nurses

Mount Sinai nurses are back to work with safe staffing ratios for all inpatient units “with firm enforcement so that there will always be enough nurses at the bedside to provide safe patient care, not just on paper.”

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Nurses With DNP Degree Are Sorely Needed in Health Care and Education

Nurse.com

Their education prepares them not only to make a difference at the bedside but also in systems of care, according to a paper in Nursing Outlook. They’re needed in practice and educator roles. Another concern is that the nursing workforce is aging and retiring, creating shortages in practice, education, and leadership.

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Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023

Daily Nurse

Retirement : Another issue is the substantial number of nurses nearing retirement age. Per a 2020 National Nursing Workforce Study conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, the average age for a registered nurse (RN) was 52 years old, potentially signaling a large wave of retirements over the next 15 years.