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6 Creative Strategies To Solve the Nursing Shortage

Nurse.com

We watched as the first wave of nurses opted to retire early or leave the profession to maintain their sanity. During this time, I remember asking other nurses what should be done to help with the impending nurse shortage. It’s well-known that we need more faculty to teach nursing students.

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Nursing Education: Pipeline to the Future

Minority Nurse

In the world of nursing, consistent rates of students graduating from nursing programs, becoming licensed, and successfully entering the workforce are critical to the long-term viability of the nursing profession and the healthcare system itself. In that regard, nursing education is a pipeline to the future.

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NY Bill Addresses State’s Critical Nursing Shortage 

Daily Nurse

New York passed a bill addressing the state’s nursing shortage. The new legislation permits nursing programs to provide up to one-third of a student’s clinical work in a high-tech simulation environment. Nursing programs across New York are ready to educate the next generation of nurses to resolve this shortage.

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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. This is the state of nursing. References Advisory Board.

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Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023

Daily Nurse

Nurses are essential to healthcare, yet nursing shortages have persisted for decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these shortages to crisis levels, with demand for nurses outpacing supply in nearly every region. What’s Causing Nursing Shortages? million registered nurses nationwide.

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Can Academic Partnerships Fix the Nursing Shortage?

Health Leaders | Nursing

For instance, the Vanderbilt School of Nursing was recently granted funds from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Bureau of Health Workforce to help build the new Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention Simulation Education Training Program.

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In search of staffing solutions – Reader Response

American Nurse

In Response to: In search of staffing solutions Dear Editor, The article discussed creative solutions to combat the nursing shortage. In a related article by Jean (2023) there are six proven strategies nursing executives are using to combat the nursing shortage. Addressing Nursing Shortages: Options for States.