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Second Careers for Retired RNs

Registered Nursing

Retirement from nursing doesn't mean the end of professional fulfillment. Many retired registered nurses (RNs) find that they still have a passion for healthcare, education, or helping others in different capacities. Below, we'll review various ways retired RNs can stay active in their next chapter.

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The Future of Travel Nursing: Market Predictions for 2025

The Gypsy Nurse

Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 200,000 nursing positions will be needed annually to fill vacancies left by retiring nurses and to meet the growing healthcare demands. Travel nurses may increasingly work in settings that incorporate telemedicine or virtual healthcare options. Nursing Shortage: The U.S. According to the U.S.

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Virtual Nursing Will Be Nonnegotiable: Here's How CNOs Can Prepare

Health Leaders | Nursing

Virtual nursing can offer an avenue for nurses who want to retire or who can't work at the bedside anymore to continue sharing their knowledge and participating in care delivery. Those nurses can then mentor novice nurses as well. Improving patient outcomes helps reduce costs from negative outcomes.

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Hospitals Are Looking for Hard ROI in Virtual Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

Health systems across the country are launching telemedicine programs aimed at improving the nurse's workload, but both value and sustainability are hard to pin down. Virtual nursing is all the rage these days, with health systems across the country launching telemedicine-based programs aimed at helping their beleaguered nurses.

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Team Up to Tackle Care Redesign

Health Leaders | Nursing

This could help Trinity and other health systems retain nurses who are considering leaving or retiring. Landstrom says the virtual nursing role is typically filled by veteran nurses, and that some nurses “can picture having a longer career” by working as a virtual nurse.

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The future of nursing: an analysis of the latest nursing statistics and trends for 2023

Nurse Deck

The current workforce also includes nurses who are almost hitting their retirement age. Rise in telemedicine opens job opportunities for nurses The pandemic has very much changed the way people seek healthcare. Even after the situation has become close to normal, many continue to explore telemedicine and telehealth.

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Smart Hospitals and the AI Tech Powering Them are Bringing Job Satisfaction Back to Nursing

Daily Nurse

More nurses are retiring and want to be still involved, but they don’t have the capabilities. Today, with platforms like these, retired senior nurses with experience can do the same work from home, doing the virtual nursing component and the administrative as they have been doing for decades. That’s the fundamental challenge.

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