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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. Most hospitals eventually adopted the all-BSN staff model, pushing out less educated nurses.

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How to Become an International Travel Nurse

The Gypsy Nurse

You’ve probably heard of Doctors Without Borders , but did you know that being an international nurse is also an option? International travel nursing gives nurses the opportunity to travel the globe while working and providing care to patients in need. Can Travel Nurses Work Internationally?

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Don’t Call Us Heroes: Nursing Is a Calling — and a Profession

Relias

Nurses (RNs, LPN/LVNs, and UAPs alike) became the face of heroism. Instead of flowing capes, nurse heroes donned scrubs covered by paper jumpsuits, masks, and goggles. The public recognized that nursing is a calling, a deep-seeded passion for helping humankind. It does not align with our calling as nurses.

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How Nurse Licensure Compacts Can Ease Chronic Nursing Shortages

Health Leaders | Nursing

Nurse Licensure Compacts (NLCs) may be “one tool in the toolbox” to help ease chronic nursing shortages reaching into every state and practically every health facility, says Nicole Livanos , director of state affairs at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).

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Work Less and Get Paid More! How Nurses Can Maximize Their Working Hours

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

Well, thanks to a nursing shortage with no apparent end in sight, that dream can very much be reality. Agency Nursing There are many staffing agencies that an RN can make top dollar at, through travel nursing, local contracts, or per diem/casual positions. Isn’t that everyone’s dream?