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Is Nursing Heading for Collapse?

Daily Nurse

They found that 1/3 of surveyed physicians and nurses planned to reduce work hours within a year, and approximately 40% of nurses planned to leave their current jobs within two years [3]. Stress, burnout, and heavy workload. Nurses who are leaving the bedside aren’t retirement age.

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The World Is On Edge…

Life of a Nurse

One of the largest cohorts for Registered Nurses and Physicians was 55 years and over (another significant one was 64+ old). According to RNAO (2021) 1/3 of nurses 50+ years are considering retirement within 2-5 years. The physicians have a significant pattern of retiring, leaving practices, and not entering family medicine.

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Nursing Trends in 2023 and Beyond

Diversity Nursing

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nurses have experienced higher rates of burnout which has led to an increased number of Nurses leaving bedside Nursing or even the Nursing profession altogether. We can expect the demand for Nurses to remain high for many years.

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Huge Nursing Shortage

SelfCare for HealthCare

In its first report on the state of the world’s nursing, the World Health Organization estimated that an additional six million nurses will be needed by 2030. This is a 20% increase from the current total global nursing stock of 27.9 In addition, the burden of anticipated retirement over the next decade means that 4.7

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5 Challenges (and Solutions) for Nurse Staffing Managers

Scrubs

Nurse Shortages According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, demand for nurse practitioners and other healthcare professionals will soar over the next ten years. By 2030, the U.S. will have over 1 million nurse job openings as older nurses retire. You can extend the same courtesy to new recruits.

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The Call for Greater Autonomy in Nursing

Nurse.com

With autonomy, a nurse can act on patient care matters without approval from other members of the healthcare team, including physicians. This deficit is estimated to be over 130,000 physicians by the year 2030 , affecting both primary care and specialty areas.

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

Daily Nurse

The more significant problem is we have a nursing shortage, and we knew it before we went into the pandemic. Then, post-pandemic, we’re seeing the effects that many more people either retired or decided to leave the bedside and go into other roles. The age range is higher than a staff nurse’s, so many are retiring.