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How Automation Gives Nurses More Time for Patient Care 

Daily Nurse

An ICU nurse today may be caring for three to four patients at a time while training new staff and performing other administrative tasks like clinical data abstraction. The nursing shortage, unfortunately, will only worsen as older nurses retire from the workforce.

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Mitigating the Nursing Shortage Crisis: A Nurse’s Perspective

American Nurse

It’s clear that the state of the nursing shortage is at a crisis level. As an experienced bedside nurse, a recent nursing psychiatric/mental health graduate student, and a clinical adjunct faculty instructor, I have a strong opinion about what must be done. This is the state of nursing. pdf Wolters Kluwer.

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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety

Relias

Nursing shortage statistics continue to show that the healthcare industry still has an urgent need for nurses. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) , the current shortage of RNs in the U.S. Patient safety is a fundamental goal of all health care.

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Breaking the Cycle of Nurse Burnout: USAHS DNP Alum to Present at Creating Health Work Environments Conference

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Addressing the Nursing Burnout Crisis Nursing burnout is not a new problem, but the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the severity of it, Dr. Eke-Okoro says. She says the main challenge is the ongoing nursing shortage. Many nurses are leaving the field for less stressful jobs, and we need to find ways to support those who remain.

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What Is a Doctor of Nursing Practice? (And What You Should Know)

Post University

Not only are the needs of patients becoming more complex, but the number of nurses has also started to dwindle. Nurses are facing extreme burnout, causing many to leave the profession and, in turn, underscoring the need for effective and intuitive nurse leaders.

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Paramedics help alleviate ED staffing issues

American Nurse

Paramedics can play an essential role as healthcare evolves and organizations struggle to meet an increasing health demands in the midst of a nursing shortage. As nursing shortages around the United States continue to grow, including in emergency departments (EDs), hospital systems seek innovative solutions. June 6, 2008.

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The Exec: CommonSpirit's New Chief Physician Executive Officer Focused on Care Variation

Health Leaders | Nursing

Another area of focus for McGinn and Sanford will be patient satisfaction. "We We have a large, centralized service of expertise and a singular way of measuring patient satisfaction across every type of clinical site," McGinn says.