Bedside nursing Leadership Retirement 
American Nurse
JUNE 24, 2025
Throughout my 32-year nursing career, I have been shaped by the insights and experiences of many talented individuals who have profoundly influenced my professional journey and taught me how to innovate and improve my professional practice. Additionally, an estimated 70,000 nurses, including leaders, are expected to retire annually.
Health Leaders | Nursing
JUNE 16, 2025
First and foremost, Donley emphasized the workforce shortage and planning for when the baby boomer generation retires. We'll likely need more care at the same time that our baby boomer nursing and healthcare professionals are retiring," Donley said. WellSpan’s innovation and design teams also got involved with the project.
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American Nurse
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
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.
Health Leaders | Nursing
OCTOBER 4, 2023
That program will debut soon in four of the health system's rural hospitals, where the nursing ranks are especially strained. Bedside nurses spend way too much time in documentation," Warr says. Warr says a virtual nursing program will only succeed if it addresses multiple pain points.
American Nurse
AUGUST 30, 2023
What the NCSBN and other nursing workforce studies don’t report is what became of the ex-nurses. If they didn’t retire, what careers did they transition into? Or, did they simply move away from the toxic bedside and take on less stressful jobs? What are they doing now? Did they leave the profession entirely?
Health Leaders | Nursing
MARCH 4, 2024
Turnover rates amongst nurse leaders are projected to be high, and CNOs need to strategize. The staffing shortage affects not only the bedside nurse, but also the nurse leader. A new report from AMN Healthcare found that 31% of nurse leaders said they plan to be in a different role a year from now.
Health Leaders | Nursing
APRIL 29, 2024
Growing new leaders One of the biggest challenges in the nursing industry is the growing generational gap between tenured nurses and new nurses. Concerns have been raised about how to keep the knowledge of retiring nurses in the industry and how to deal with the fallout of nurse leader turnover.
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