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Nurse Emeritus Combats Staff Shortages by Keeping Retired Nurses Engaged

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They have valuable experience that can benefit younger nurses, but they take these experiences with them when they leave. Jefferson Health, which operates 18 hospitals throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, recently announced it is using the Nurse Emeritus Program to keep retired nurses engaged.

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Are Hospitals to Blame for the Nursing Shortage? Nurses and Hospitals Weigh In

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Harsh Criticism NNU made headlines this week when it said there isn’t a shortage of nurses in the U.S. as a whole, citing a report from the Department of Health and Human Services that estimates there will be enough nurses to meet the country’s healthcare needs through 2030. Some nurses close to retirement are leaving.”

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Are PAs & NPs the Answer to the Physician Shortage Problem?

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It’s estimated that by the year 2030, the US could be short as many as 120,000 physicians. The medical community’s hand-wringing over the issue is well-founded; schools aren’t graduating enough physicians to fill the gaps and Baby Boomer-aged physicians are beginning to retire in record numbers. Pediatrics: 5.5%

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How to Fix the Nursing Shortage and Address Burnout: Veteran Nurse Leader Has the Answers

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I’ve worked as a staff nurse, nurse educator, manager, and director of different critical care in hospitals, and then I went on and became a nurse practitioner. As a critical care NP, I work weekends for Penn Medicine Chester County Hospita l and teach undergraduate nursing. We have to pay faculty more.