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Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023

Daily Nurse

Faculty shortage: According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, nursing schools turned away nearly 92,000 qualified applications of prospective students for baccalaureate or graduate nursing programs in 2021. million registered nurses nationwide. Furthermore, the U.S.

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Nurse Practitioner vs. Physician Assistant: Key Differences

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Earn a graduate degree: You will need either a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) with a nurse practitioner role specialty, such as Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). Role specialties include Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Nurse Educator ,** and Nurse Executive.

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Patient care assistant training

American Nurse

In response to this feedback, nursing and hospital and developed an in-house training program that reduced the time and costs associated with new PCA education. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that 195,400 RNs will leave the nursing profession from 2021 to 2031.