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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. Leadership should remain visible and accessible to both shifts.

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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety

Relias

Nursing shortage statistics continue to show that the healthcare industry still has an urgent need for nurses. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) , the current shortage of RNs in the U.S. Healthcare organizations will need to replace them with less experienced nurses.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Kendra Coles

Minority Nurse

Her expertise and leadership have made her a trusted figure in the field. Coles’ contributions to the nursing field have earned her a spot in the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2024. How long have you worked in the nursing field? What is the most significant challenge facing nursing today?

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On leaving and loving nursing

American Nurse

The nursing shortage is as old as the dawn of modern nursing itself. Of the 38 nurses under the supervision of Florence Nightingale and who arrived with her in Scutari on November 4, 1854, three were gone by January 1855. What the NCSBN and other nursing workforce studies don’t report is what became of the ex-nurses.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Aneesah Coates

Minority Nurse

She is the owner of aneesahcoates.com and is passionate about helping nurses, current and aspiring, learn more about the profession. Coates works at a mental health crisis center as a senior professional evaluation nurse, preceptor to new nurses, Nursing Journal Club facilitator, and nursing department trainer for new staff.

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LPNs in modified care delivery models

American Nurse

They recognized that teamwork, delegation, and communication among RNs, licensed professional nurses (LPNs), and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) must play a role. See A national problem ) A national problem Acute care facilities have long faced a nationwide nursing shortage. J Nurses Prof Dev. Nursing shortage.

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