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Observations on nursing shortages

American Nurse

Evans I graduated from my basic nursing program in 1973 (50 years ago!). Just like now, a significant nursing shortage existed then, too. As a matter of fact, I don’t recall a single time in my long career that we weren’t faced with a shortage. Our school also more recently added a military veteran to BSN program.

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Bipartisan legislation seeks to boost retention of military nurses

Becker's Hospital Review

While the nursing shortage is nothing new, the government is seeking new ways to combat it within its military healthcare system. Legislators have proposed a bill that aims to retain skilled nurses at military medical facilities while they pursue higher education.

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Nursing Work Environments: A Brief Guide

Nurse.com

Recently, nurses have navigated their careers through a global pandemic, a travel nursing boom, supply issues, and continue to face an ongoing nursing shortage. Nearly 30% of nurses considered leaving the profession in 2021, compared to 11% in 2020, according to Nurse.com’s 2022 Nurse Salary Research Report.

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A Fortuitous Career: California Nurse Leader Earns DNP Executive Leadership

Post University

After becoming wounded in the Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, Chad wound up at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. There, he was cared for by several excellent nurses. Pursuing nursing, he adds, was one of the best decisions he’s made in his life. He decided to enlist in the U.S.

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Pennsylvania to Allow Out-of-State Nurses to Practice

Health Leaders | Nursing

The move is expected to help address Pennsylvania’s severe nursing shortage and increase healthcare access—both in person and via telehealth—for patients across the commonwealth. Military spouses who experience moves every few years also benefit from the multistate license.

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Empowering Tomorrow’s Nurses: Building Resilience for a Fulfilling Career

American Nurse

2014) and military personnel (Jha et al., Given these findings and the current challenges of stress and burnout in nursing, including mindfulness as a foundational nursing skill seemed essential. Minds “at attention”: Mindfulness training curbs attentional lapses in military cohorts. Nursing shortage continues.

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A Nurse Making a Difference: Nurse Alice Benjamin

Daily Nurse

I didn ’ t plan to be a nurse practitioner, especially not in the emergency room. When he was in the military, he began smoking cigarettes because they would say to smoke them if you got him. We must maintain the integrity of our nursing education. That ’ s not how we ’ re going to solve the nursing shortage.