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Nursing Shortage: A 2024 Data Study Reveals Key Insights

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Longer lifespans extend the period when patients need care, intensifying demands on an already strained healthcare system and worsening the nursing shortage. In 2022, the median age of employed registered nurses was 46 years old, and more than 25% of all RNs say they will retire or leave the nursing field within the next five years.

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Job Outlook: Why Do Hospitals Hire Travel Nurses?

The Gypsy Nurse

As a result, healthcare systems still rely consistently on the travel nursing industry to fill both short-term and long-term staffing gaps. Data tells us that the demand for nurses in the U.S. continues to grow faster than the supply of qualified nursing candidates. appeared first on The Gypsy Nurse.

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Nurses With DNP Degree Are Sorely Needed in Health Care and Education

Nurse.com

Their education prepares them not only to make a difference at the bedside but also in systems of care, according to a paper in Nursing Outlook. Completing a DNP degree can take from two years for a master’s prepared nurse to five years for those with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN). DNP Job Outlook.