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The Nurses’ Strike Resolved

Empowered Nurses

I hope nurses elsewhere will stand their ground as safe staffing not only improves patient care but also decreases nurse burnout. Pay was never the issues as an almost 20% raise over the next 3 years. This result in New York is a great start because change usually occurs on the coasts first.

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Is Nursing Heading for Collapse?

Daily Nurse

They found that 1/3 of surveyed physicians and nurses planned to reduce work hours within a year, and approximately 40% of nurses planned to leave their current jobs within two years [3]. Stress, burnout, and heavy workload. Nurses who are leaving the bedside aren’t retirement age.

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Nursing Trends in 2023 and Beyond

Diversity Nursing

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nurses have experienced higher rates of burnout which has led to an increased number of Nurses leaving bedside Nursing or even the Nursing profession altogether.

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The World Is On Edge…

Life of a Nurse

One of the largest cohorts for Registered Nurses and Physicians was 55 years and over (another significant one was 64+ old). According to RNAO (2021) 1/3 of nurses 50+ years are considering retirement within 2-5 years. The physicians have a significant pattern of retiring, leaving practices, and not entering family medicine.

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Nurse Staffing Standards Act Is First Step in Solving Nursing Shortage

Amercan Journal of Nursing

A recent survey found that job satisfaction has been dropping for nurses, while the percentage who say they may leave the profession is as high as 30% overall, with younger nurses those likely to say they may leave. Nurse educators do our best, but we know that we are sending new graduates into the fire.

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The State of the Nursing Workforce in 2024

Daily Nurse

In tandem with all the above challenges, the need for healthcare and healthcare staff continues to rise as more baby boomers reach retirement age. Inadequate and outdated nurse retention strategies have added to the shortage of nurses in particular, putting the future of healthcare at a tipping point. Are your needs being met?

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The nursing shortage and what you need to know

Nurse Deck

This only makes the existing shortage of nurses in many areas much worse. Nursing burnout Nursing burnout can be a product of many things and affects almost all nurses. Being a nurse is complex, and the work environment can be harsh. It is hugely taxing in all aspects for the nurse.