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Mitigating the Nursing Shortage Crisis: A Nurse’s Perspective

American Nurse

It’s clear that the state of the nursing shortage is at a crisis level. As an experienced bedside nurse, a recent nursing psychiatric/mental health graduate student, and a clinical adjunct faculty instructor, I have a strong opinion about what must be done. First and foremost, nurses require better pay.

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To Build the Workforce, We Need More Nurse Educators

Nurse.com

The nursing shortage has always gotten attention, but the faculty shortage much less so. Full-time positions for nurse educators aren’t the only ones sitting vacant, however. “The Efforts to alleviate the nursing shortage must focus on addressing the nurse faculty shortage as a priority,” she said.