Minority Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

Coates works at a mental health crisis center as a senior professional evaluation nurse, preceptor to new nurses, Nursing Journal Club facilitator, and nursing department trainer for new staff. She’ll graduate with her doctorate in nursing practice as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in December 2023.

Mental Health 98

Mental Health Preceptors Leadership Long Term Care 98

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The number of APRNs, particularly, Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) are the fastest growing segment of our total licensees with almost 11,000 active licensees across the state at present. The key question is do we have the supply we need to satisfy the demand as nurses retire and/or leave the profession.

APRN 52

APRN Licensing LPN Retirement 52

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Longer lifespans extend the period when patients need care, intensifying demands on an already strained healthcare system and worsening the nursing shortage. In 2022, the median age of employed registered nurses was 46 years old, and more than 25% of all RNs say they will retire or leave the nursing field within the next five years.

Nurse Shortage 105

Nurse Shortage Retirement Nurse Practitioner Job Outlook 105