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What Travel Nurses Taught Us About the Staffing Crisis

Minority Nurse

For the last two years, hospitals have been reliant on travel nurses, with the demand for travel nurses skyrocketing. However, turnover has recently begun to increase, and hospitals and health systems are facing a turning point in addressing the staffing shortage crisis. nursing workforce.

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How to Fix the Nursing Shortage and Address Burnout: Veteran Nurse Leader Has the Answers

Daily Nurse

Amidst a sea of temporary band-aid solutions for nursing, like gig apps and travel nurses, Woods , DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN, the Chief Nurse of Health Learning, Research and Practice, Wolters Kluwer spoke with Daily Nurse to discuss her practical, long-term solutions to address the nursing shortage and burnout.

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Nursing Shortage Woes: How Will Current Staffing Trends Affect You as a Travel Nurse?

The Gypsy Nurse

One of the most pressing issues – as evidenced by the massive amount of media coverage – is the current nursing shortage. As a travel nurse, you might be wondering how this is going to affect your career. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing , The RN workforce is expected to grow from 3.1

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Nursing professional development at night

American Nurse

An innovative approach to help new graduate nurses transition into practice Takeaways: As the nursing shortage continues, more new nursing graduates will take jobs in specialty areas such as critical care. Nursing graduates face many stressors and must be supported during their transition into practice.

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A Fortuitous Career: California Nurse Leader Earns DNP Executive Leadership

Post University

He accepted his first nursing position at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, a large Level 1 trauma center. Travel Nursing to Gain Experience In the early 2000s, Chad started doing travel nursing to expand his experience and marketability. “It He expects to graduate in 2024.

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Addressing Nursing Shortages: A Major Issue in New Mexico Healthcare

American Nurse

Introduction According to the New Mexico Workforce Committee report, in 2023, about 15910 active Registered Nurses were in New Mexico, and 54.5% This review examines the nursing shortage crisis’ sources, effects, and solutions. Effect on Patient Care Nursing shortages impact patient safety and quality.

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Here Are 4 Ways CNOs Can Drive Down Costs

Health Leaders | Nursing

Cost containment is an issue throughout all of healthcare, and because of the nursing shortage, keeping costs down has become an even more difficult task. According to Gail Vozzella, senior vice president and chief nurse executive at Houston Methodist, the nursing shortage drives up labor costs and turnover costs in nursing.