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4 Problems CNOs Need to Solve in 2024

Health Leaders | Nursing

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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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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Here's Why Nurse Leaders Are Leaving the Workforce

Health Leaders | Nursing

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.

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On leaving and loving nursing

American Nurse

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?

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Hospitals Are Looking for Hard ROI in Virtual Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

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.

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Nurse leaders of color: Candid conversations

American Nurse

Unfortunately, these statistics haven’t wavered much and continue at a time when nurses are retiring and leaving the workforce for various reasons, including fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some bedside nurses are exploring other opportunities within the profession, including leadership positions.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Blake Lynch, AKA Nurse Blake

Minority Nurse

Do you miss being a bedside nurse and getting more content for your shows? I tell nursing leaders that you should treat your staff the same way you want your staff to treat patients. The lack of bedside staff nurses in those leadership roles is the problem. I haven’t considered any other profession.