The Relentless School Nurse

MAY 30, 2025

Look for opportunities to streamline documentation and administrative tasks through technology. Contact me at relentlessschoolnurse@gmail.com On a personal note, I will be retiring from school nursing early in the 2026 -2027 school year, so next year will be my final full year. The countdown is on for me, my friends.

Self-Care

Post University

JULY 16, 2025

As the existing workforce continues to age into retirement and burn out from increased workloads — and as aspiring physicians choose primary care specializations less frequently — the gap will continue to widen. Projections from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) predict a gap of 86,000 physicians by 2036.

Nurse Practitioner

American Nurse

JUNE 20, 2025

Nursing foundation Nightingale’s intentional pursuit of preparation in nursing, despite her parents’ objections, honed her observational and documentation skills. Nightingale grounded her innovations in evidence and clinical expertise as well as the documented results. Nurses in the 21 st century must do the same.

Retirement

Registered Nursing

JUNE 22, 2025

Job Stability – The BLS projects faster-than-average growth for RNs through 2034, fueled by an aging population and retirements. Meet Work-Experience Prerequisites Schools often require anywhere from 0 to 2,000 documented clinical hours. A: Yes, but you'll need employer verification documents.

LPN

Penn Nursing

APRIL 18, 2024

The collection includes student files and photographs that document the Black experience in nursing in the U.S.—and Martucci has a background and training in oral history and points to their interesting potential, not just as a documentation tool of nursing history, but as a tool to build an institutional history of Penn Nursing.

Retirement

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The Retirement Drain The population surge from the baby boomer generation has led not only to a greater number of aging patients but also means that a large portion of the nursing workforce is heading toward retirement – which makes the nurse shortage even more severe. 6 No healthcare system can function without skilled nurses.

Nurse Shortage

Registered Nursing

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

These professionals help: Identify and document combat-related injuries for legal or medical claims Treat victims of military sexual trauma (MST) Work with veterans suffering from PTSD and other psychological injuries These roles exist within Veterans Affairs hospitals, military bases, and deployment zones.

Military

Registered Nursing

JULY 28, 2025

Add looming retirements, 25 percent of Connecticut's nursing workforce is over age 55, and the door is wide open for working RNs who want the management, informatics, and community‑health skills baked into a BSN. Admission Requirements Unencumbered Connecticut RN license Minimum 2.7

Preceptors

Penn Nursing

AUGUST 5, 2024

While past research has documented pay disparities and higher reports of intent to leave among Hispanic nurses, along with a higher likelihood of contracting COVID and experiencing familial losses from the virus, the new study from Penn Nursing researchers, published in the journal Nursing Outlook , focused on burnout among Hispanic nurses.

Preceptors

Minority Nurse

JULY 25, 2025

As she documented in her 1953 article in Nursing Outlook , Kohler initiated and coordinated the first childbirth education classes in Hawaii with obstetricians in private practice. The Kohlers retired to Hawaii in the mid-1960s. While in Taiwan, Alice Kohler worked in the obstetrics ward at the U.S. Navy Hospital.

Private Practice

Nurse Practitioners in Business

JULY 13, 2023

They work with another provider ready to retire, so they take over the business. But not all business plans are created equal… And depending on the size and the needs of the business or practice, some may benefit from a traditional, formal business plan, whereas others may do fine with a more informal document.

Business

Board Vitals - Nursing

AUGUST 28, 2019

According to a joint statement by the PNCB and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC): “Due to a continual low volume of test takers and the availability of the PNCB certification, the ANCC Commission on Certification decided to retire the PPCNP-BC certification. Those are the details of this most recent exam change.

Retirement

Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

Coding and clinical documentation have never been more important in healthcare. “We At the same time, many experienced coders are retiring , which leaves a younger, less-skilled workforce — and 7% of current coders will reach retirement age within the next 10 years. “We The documentation and coding are appropriate on our end.

Retirement

Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

Coding and clinical documentation have never been more important in healthcare. “We At the same time, many experienced coders are retiring , which leaves a younger, less-skilled workforce — and 7% of current coders will reach retirement age within the next 10 years. “We The documentation and coding are appropriate on our end.

Retirement

Nurse Practitioners in Business

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Life commitments may change; the business owner may move into the season of life where one looks toward retirement. Use a secure, HIPAA-compliant shredding service for paper documents and hard drives containing patient files. In the US, as you may know, most small businesses fail in the first 5 years.

Malpractice

Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The technology, which is transparent to the bedside team, should be able to document and understand what happened in the room and push it into the electronic medical record. More nurses are retiring and want to be still involved, but they don’t have the capabilities. And that’s what we’re trying to achieve. What’s next for care.ai?

Self-Care

Health Leaders | Nursing

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Bedside nurses spend way too much time in documentation," Warr says. The new program, she says, assigns those tasks to the virtual nurse, who can sit in a room in another part of the hospital and handle EMR documentation for several patients. They're getting tired, and many are considering retirement," she says. "We

Chief Nursing Officer

Amercan Journal of Nursing

MAY 11, 2023

Retired nurses worry about our family members (and ourselves) when we need nursing care. I am thrilled to see that the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and the American Nurses Association have released a new document called Nurse Staffing Task Force Imperatives, Recommendations, and Actions. ” This is a first step.

Nurse Shortage

The Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It’s time to dispel the notion that school nursing is merely a retirement job or a role of lesser importance. These are not tasks suited for retirement; they are the responsibilities of skilled professionals committed to making a difference in the lives of students. National Nurses Week is May 6-12 each year.

Retirement

Life of a Nurse

JANUARY 22, 2023

The vulnerable exit points are the number opting for early retirement and those nurses in the 2-5 year experience range. The documentation systems can capture some elements but nursing has a subjective element that considers experience, competence, self-awareness and values of resiliency and altruism.

Clinical Nurse Specialist

American Nurse

DECEMBER 9, 2023

We see the effects of this not only in actions taken by the ANA Membership Assembly—ANA’s governing and official voting body—but also in the development and routine update of foundational documents such as the Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.

Professional Development

Health Leaders | Nursing

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The third team member, a veteran nurse, is in the telehealth center, monitoring patients and assisting the bedside team (as well as doctors) with documentation and consults. This could help Trinity and other health systems retain nurses who are considering leaving or retiring.

Telemedicine

Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A Relic in the Attic of Your Life If you’re one of those nurses whose resume is gathering dust in the attic of your life, there’s no time like the present to find that relic of a document and expose it to the light of day. But I’m Not Going Anywhere “But wait,” you say, “I have a great job, and I don’t expect to go anywhere until I retire!”

Resume

Amercan Journal of Nursing

JUNE 14, 2024

Faculty shortages are projected to worsen over the next decade as an aging faculty workforce approaches retirement. But despite the importance of documenting the problem, there remain only seven co-sponsors on the House bill and one sponsor on the Senate bill—out of a potential 535 members of Congress. of the faculty workforce.

Nurse Practitioner

Daily Nurse

MARCH 23, 2023

This has resulted in large numbers of nurses and other healthcare workers retiring or simply leaving the profession. The COVID-19 pandemic created the perfect storm for staffing, placing extreme stress on an already fragile healthcare system. million healthcare workers by 2026.

Nurse Shortage

American Nurse

AUGUST 30, 2023

If they didn’t retire, what careers did they transition into? Gone are the days when one entered the profession as a bedside nurse and existed as one at retirement. What the NCSBN and other nursing workforce studies don’t report is what became of the ex-nurses. What are they doing now? Did they leave the profession entirely?

Bedside nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

APRIL 29, 2024

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. Currently, virtual nursing is largely being used to offload documentation from bedside nurses, for mentorship opportunities, and to assist with admissions and discharges.

Bedside nursing

Nurse.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Impact on patient care There’s been a well-documented shortage of nurses , but this shortage also extends to physicians. Many factors are responsible for this shortage, with some physicians retiring early due to burnout , decreasing medical school enrollment, the cost of education, as well as fewer residency programs.

Nurse Practitioner

American Nurse

JULY 2, 2024

Charting” to mean documenting nursing care is utterly outdated (BC—before computers). This nursing staple is now considered retired. A word in time To linguists, vogue words serve as markers that help historians define an era or signify important linguistic or philosophical shifts.

Self-Care

Healthy Workforce Institute

APRIL 19, 2023

There are some organizations that actually use nurses who have retired, or who are part time or light duty, that will virtually help staff report. Said – Document what they said in as much detail as possible. Start with 3 and then build it from there. Also, utilize your resources! Afraid the patient was going to stab you with a pen.”

Retirement

American Nurse

JANUARY 11, 2024

With a tone of voice confirming so To criticize less and show compassion more Staff whose backs more sore than yours No need to wait until their retirement At change-of-shift we promise to amend It’s not exactly Shakespeare, but it gave me words to live by at least at work.

Self-Care

Nurse.com

APRIL 4, 2023

With the baby boomer generation reaching the age of retirement, nursing shortages have increased drastically. Medical consulting This involves healthcare companies and providers referring to experienced medical professionals to advise them on patient care strategies, review medical documents, and offer general expertise.

Health Literacy

Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 30, 2023

.” And a financial plan isn’t always an intricate or involved process, but it will take some thought so you can consider what you’ll need funds for–with retirement planning, college and higher education planning, debt management, and estate planning some of the common topics in financial planning.

Retirement

Relias

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The volume of new, inexperienced hires that replace experienced clinicians who have retired or changed careers poses a risk to providing consistent care. Plus, with paper, you spend more time filing and organizing your documentation. And you risk misplacing documents when you need them most — at survey time. Digital alternative.

Retirement

Board Vitals - Nursing

APRIL 11, 2024

A significant portion of these openings is likely to emerge because of the need to fill positions vacated by retiring professionals. Compile all necessary documents for your application, such as academic transcripts, endorsements, and a personal essay. Am I Too Old to Become a Nurse?

Career Change

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Nursing Shortages Causes Rising Demand and Aging Population The US population is aging, with Baby Boomers retiring. Nursing Workforce Demographics Nurses are aging and retiring. Retirement of experienced nurses worsens the shortage by reducing skills and knowledge.

Nurse Shortage

Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 15, 2022

On February 24, 2022, Judge Frederic Block of the Eastern District of New York allowed plaintiffs to proceed with their breach of fiduciary duty claim under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) against the defendant health care plans.

Mental Health