MAS Medical Staffing

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The past few years have spotlighted the many challenges nurses face—understaffing and burnout being two primary issues. Today, healthcare workers are leaving behind longtime traditional roles for the freedom and lifestyle that travel nursing provides. Why Should I Become A Travel Nurse?

Travel Nursing

Daily Nurse

MARCH 21, 2023

According to Vivian Health’s Future of Healthcare Work Report findings, clinicians on long- and short-term travel contracts are more willing to explore permanent employment in 2023 than in previous years. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vivian saw clinicians prioritizing safer and more respectful work environments.

Work-Life Balance

Health Leaders | Nursing

MARCH 31, 2023

Despite the nursing industry’s challenges, 80% of nurses plan to stay with their profession until retirement even though most (84%) do not think issues such as understaffing, burnout and pay are improving quickly enough, a new study reveals. A large number (52%) say they communicate with their health systems via social media.

Retirement

Health Leaders | Nursing

JUNE 13, 2023

Nearly all—94%—of 100 health system executives surveyed described the severity of the nursing shortage in their health systems as “critical,” and 68% indicated they don’t have enough nurses to manage another large-scale health crisis, a new report says. That may be because health systems aren’t delivering what nurses want.

Retirement

Every Nurse

MAY 12, 2023

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Negotiating Pay and Benefits as a Travel Nurse Updated May 13, 2023 by EveryNurse Staff Writers As a travel nurse , you have the opportunity to explore new places and gain valuable experience in different healthcare settings.

Travel Nursing

The Gypsy Nurse

JULY 31, 2023

As a result, healthcare systems still rely consistently on the travel nursing industry to fill both short-term and long-term staffing gaps. Hiring travel nurses for seasonal spikes in patient load allows hospitals to keep operations running smoothly without increasing their full-time staffing volume.

Job Outlook

The Gypsy Nurse

APRIL 17, 2023

If you’re a registered nurse looking for a unique career opportunity, now is an ideal time to try travel nursing. Experienced nurses are in high demand due to the persistent shortage of healthcare workers in the U.S., Travel nursing contracts can last from several weeks to a year or longer.

Job Outlook

Nurse Deck

JANUARY 4, 2023

Ushering the new year in 2023 also means entering a new era for nursing. Below, we’ve compiled a summary of what the future nursing of 2023 will look like. This 2023 sees the world beginning to recover from its ravages. However, this doesn’t erase the toll COVID-19 took on healthcare workers, especially nurses.

Nurse Shortage

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JULY 31, 2023

The nursing field is currently experiencing a shortage that is expected to get worse: studies show 100,000 nurses have left the field since 2020, and more than half a million plan to leave by 2027. 1, 2 Fortunately, travel nurses are working to fill these gaps and are reaping the benefits of higher pay and a better work-life balance.

Travel Nursing

Amercan Journal of Nursing

JUNE 14, 2024

Unfortunately, many nursing advocacy organizations have been silent on this issue, a silence that has contributed to the worsening of the nurse faculty workforce shortage. In 2023, there were 1,977 full-time faculty vacancies that were unfilled, or 7.8% 7002 (the Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2024) and S.

Nurse Practitioner

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Cost of nurse turnover Heavy workloads and job stress heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to job burnout and contributed to the nursing shortage. In an attempt to address the shortage, hospitals paid hefty turnover costs associated with travel nurses and additional orientation classes. in early 2023.

Professional Development

Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Anne Dabrow Woods has incredible insight into nursing as a practicing critical care nurse practitioner and nursing educator with over 39 years of experience and counting. There are several temporary solutions to address staffing shortages and burnout, like gig apps and traveling nursing.

Nurse Shortage

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Introduction According to the New Mexico Workforce Committee report, in 2023, about 15910 active Registered Nurses were in New Mexico, and 54.5% All counties are below the committee’s parameters except Albuquerque (New Mexico Workforce Committee, 2023). Nursing Workforce Demographics Nurses are aging and retiring.

Nurse Shortage

The Gypsy Nurse

APRIL 28, 2023

Many of these openings will result from the need to replace nurses who retire. By attending career fairs and summer nursing camps, children and teenagers can gain valuable insight into the world of healthcare and potentially pave the way for their future careers. According to the U.S.

Travel Nursing

Nurse.com

OCTOBER 3, 2023

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.

Nurse Shortage

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Over 171,000 LPNs work in long-term care facilities, which is ranked as the number one field of nursing that LPNs are offered employment. Additional areas of nursing that LPNs work in are home health, retirement/assisted living facilities, psychiatric/mental health, substance abuse, and outpatient/ambulatory clinics.

Licensing

Nurse Deck

APRIL 27, 2023

By staying in the loop, nurses can equip themselves with the skills and tools to adjust to the growing demands in the industry. In this article, we will be uncovering the latest nursing and healthcare trends to look out for in 2023. Why should nurses stay updated on nursing and healthcare trends?

Work-Life Balance

Premier Medical Staffing

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Continued Labor Challenges for Facilities The nurse shortage we experienced in 2023 is expected to continue in 2024. There are a number of factors driving the shortage, including a retirement boom, lack of educators, and of course, burnout after the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the healthcare predictions for 2024.

Mental Health

The Gypsy Nurse

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The travel nursing industry has gone through significant transformations in the past few years, and as we get further into 2024, we thought it was important to explore the current state of this dynamic career path. In the past several years, the travel nursing industry has grown by more than 600%, according to Supplemental Health Care.

Travel Nursing

The Gypsy Nurse

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Once Christmas and New Year’s holidays have passed and you have moved on from wondering where 2023 went, one of the first rituals you will embark on is your tax returns. For many travel healthcare professionals, this can be a headache gathering the info, making sure you have all the documents, and then getting the return done.

Retirement

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In April 2023, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing unveiled research that revealed approximately 100,000 RNs left the workforce during the pandemic due to stress, burnout, and retirements; another 610,388 reported an “intent to leave” the workforce by 2027. American Nurse Journal. 2023; 18(9).

Self-Care