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The Irony of Nurse Layoffs During a Nursing Shortage: A Broken System in Crisis

Empowered Nurses

The healthcare industry is facing a perplexing and unfortunate contradiction: hospitals are laying off nurses even as a nationwide nursing shortage continues to worsen. For those of us who live and breathe nursing, this seems illogical—how can hospitals justify layoffs when they struggle to staff their units adequately?

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Travel Nursing Pre and Post-Pandemic

The Gypsy Nurse

Nurses and other healthcare workers experienced heightened levels of change and the stress that came with it. As the pandemic continued, travel nurses supported healthcare systems in unprecedented ways, benefitting patients, healthcare facilities, and their fellow nurses alike. What did we learn?

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Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023

Daily Nurse

Nurses are essential to healthcare, yet nursing shortages have persisted for decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these shortages to crisis levels, with demand for nurses outpacing supply in nearly every region. What’s Causing Nursing Shortages? million registered nurses nationwide.

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Addressing Nursing Shortages: A Major Issue in New Mexico Healthcare

American Nurse

This review examines the nursing shortage crisis’ sources, effects, and solutions. Nursing Shortages Causes Rising Demand and Aging Population The US population is aging, with Baby Boomers retiring. Nursing Workforce Demographics Nurses are aging and retiring.

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6 Creative Strategies To Solve the Nursing Shortage

Nurse.com

Nurses were burning out, and our healthcare model was breaking. We watched as the first wave of nurses opted to retire early or leave the profession to maintain their sanity. During this time, I remember asking other nurses what should be done to help with the impending nurse shortage.

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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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5 Reasons Why Using Travel Nurses is Still a Huge Win for Healthcare Facilities

The Gypsy Nurse

Travel nurses have seen the rise and fall of demand in hospitals and healthcare facilities post-pandemic and beyond, leading many to think about changing career paths. 5 reasons why healthcare facilities will continue to leverage travel nurses now and into the future: 1. Travel nursing helps them do that.