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Are Hospitals to Blame for the Nursing Shortage? Nurses and Hospitals Weigh In

Scrubs

.” The statement ends by calling on hospitals “to immediately staff up every unit…and create a safe, sustainable work environment where nurses can feel confident about their ability to provide the best nursing care possible for their patients.” Hospital managers were quick to refute the union’s allegations.

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LPNs in modified care delivery models

American Nurse

The American Hospital Association reported a 30% loss in the nursing workforce between 2019 and 2020; the United States will need 200,000 RNs each year to replace retirements alone. These retirements result in job openings, which frequently are filled by new nurses with limited clinical exposure.

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Too many Australians miss out on essential medical care every year. Here’s how to fix ‘GP deserts’

Nursing Review

In Triabunna on Tasmanias east coast, a retirement in 2020 saw residents left with only one GP , forcing people to travel to other areas for care, sometimes for well over an hour. Older people in GP deserts are much less likely to see a GP than their peers in other parts of the country.