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The Nursing Shortage: Looking Ahead to 2023

Nurse.com

For every bedside nurse who is lost, hospitals incur $46,100 in cost. To combat the nursing shortage, it’s staffing, staffing, staffing. Support new nurses. Hospitals are scrambling to recruit nurses. The average number of years of experience was 22.5 down from 26 years in 2020). Staffing is everything.