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

Daily Nurse

APRIL 28, 2023

Retirement : Another issue is the substantial number of nurses nearing retirement age. Per a 2020 National Nursing Workforce Study conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, the average age for a registered nurse (RN) was 52 years old, potentially signaling a large wave of retirements over the next 15 years.

Nurse Shortage

American Nurse

AUGUST 30, 2023

The 2022 National Nursing Workforce Study conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) reported that an estimated 100,000 (to as many as 200,000) RNs and 34,000 licensed practical (LPNs) and vocational nurses left the workforce over the past 2 years. If they didn’t retire, what careers did they transition into?

Bedside nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

JANUARY 29, 2024

Many veteran nurses are retiring and taking their knowledge and experience with them. The funds can be used for program development, direct LPN/LVN to RN student support, curriculum and partnership development, and for recruiting faculty and clinical preceptors. Support after recruitment How can CNOs build upon this progress?

Nurse Shortage

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As for working on the floor, rules must be established for safe patient assignments; floating should include thorough orientation and training, and every code or major incident should require debriefing so that bedside nurses feel adequately trained and prepared and their licenses protected.

Nurse Shortage

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A care delivery model redesign, featuring licensed practical nurses) in an expert-led team-based approach was measured for success. They recognized that teamwork, delegation, and communication among RNs, licensed professional nurses (LPNs), and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) must play a role. J Nurs Manag. 2020;28(7):1465-72.

LPN

Minority Nurse

JUNE 7, 2023

Marilyn “Nia” Wright, MSN, MHA, RN, CNOR, is a retired nurse who can’t stay away from the industry she loves. She retired from her position as senior nursing director of one of the largest and busiest surgical services in Maryland at Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center (LHAAMC) after serving in that role for over a decade.

Self-Care