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The Relentless School Nurse: Where Do We Go From Here?

The Relentless School Nurse

My summer blog posts will take a deeper look at what protective factors school nurses can leverage to face the 2025 – 2026 school year. Contact me at relentlessschoolnurse@gmail.com On a personal note, I will be retiring from school nursing early in the 2026 -2027 school year, so next year will be my final full year.

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Preceptors: Essential to nurse retention

American Nurse

The preceptor workforce The 2022 National Nursing Workforce Survey estimated a loss of 200,000 experienced RNs—including experienced preceptors—over a 2-year period; 28% of respondents indicated that they plan to retire in the next 5 years.

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Celebrate Nurses: Human by Birth – Hero by Choice

Healthy Workforce Institute

I retired that keynote after COVID, mostly because I heard so many nurses say, Please dont call us heroes anymore. Looking to give your nurses something meaningful for Nurses Week 2026? It was my all-time favorite because it focused on the goodness in nursingnot the badness. But lately, Ive noticed a shift. Happy Nurses Month!

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Returning to School as an Adult? How to Fund Tuition

American Nurse

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, college students over the age of 25 are projected to increase 11% by 2026. Resist the urge to tap into your retirement accounts. While it may be tempting, you have other sources of funds to pay for school that are not available to pay for your retirement. 529 Plans.

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Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023

Daily Nurse

Retirement : Another issue is the substantial number of nurses nearing retirement age. Per a 2020 National Nursing Workforce Study conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, the average age for a registered nurse (RN) was 52 years old, potentially signaling a large wave of retirements over the next 15 years.

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Critical Nursing Shortage Jeopardizes the Health of our Communities, Pending NYS Bill Can Help

Daily Nurse

This has resulted in large numbers of nurses and other healthcare workers retiring or simply leaving the profession. million healthcare workers by 2026. Source: American Hospital Association ) New York State faces an estimated shortage of more than 39,000 registered nurses by 2030. (

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Multistate Nurse Licensing: What You Need to Know

Scrubs

This comes as the baby boomers are starting to retire and the demand for healthcare services continues to skyrocket around the country. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the need for an additional 203,700 new RNs each year through 2026 to fill newly created positions and to replace retiring nurses. As the U.S.