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The Call for Greater Autonomy in Nursing

Nurse.com

As discussed in the Institute of Medicine’s (now the National Academy of Medicine) The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path To Achieve Health Equity report , nurses should be included as full partners (with physicians and other healthcare professionals) in redesigning healthcare in the U.S.

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

Scrubs

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. HHS projected a glut of nurses in Florida of 55,000 from 2017 to 2030,” Brogan notes. Some nurses close to retirement are leaving.”

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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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Cleveland Clinic’s Respiratory Therapy Training Program

Consult QD

Conversely, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for respiratory therapists across the country will continue to rise until 2030, averaging 10,100 per year. Unfortunately, burnout, retirement and simply leaving the profession have become commonplace in the respiratory therapy profession.

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What Travel Nurses Taught Us About the Staffing Crisis

Minority Nurse

Recent research reveals that 600,000 Boomer RNs are expected to retire by 2030. This means adjusting how hospitals address staff churn and changing the care delivery model to ensure nurses are working at the top of their licenses. Passport, an active, unencumbered RN license from a U.S. Unlike the U.S.,

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Saluting the Evolution of Nursing and Centuries of Heroism

The Gypsy Nurse

The nursing profession has evolved over centuries to include formal training, regulations, certifications, and licensing. Ironically, nurses are also part of this aging segment, with a significant number expected to retire by 2030.

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Myths and Challenges of Private Duty Nursing

American Nurse

A national survey of family caregivers of children with complex medical needs reported that 52 percent of family members had to reduce their work hours, 42 percent took a leave of absence, 31 percent turned down a promotion, and 21 percent gave up working or retired early to meet the care needs of their children (Foster et al., Larsson, R.,