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WHO estimates global nurse shortage at 5.8 million

Nursing Review

Gender and equity The numbers show that gender and equity remain the two key issues for nurses worldwide, with women representing a staggering 85 per cent of the global nursing workforce.

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Top Nursing Specialties for 2025

Diversity Nursing

Mental Health/Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Mental health remains a critical area of focus in healthcare. Psychiatric-mental health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) provide therapy, prescribe medications, and develop care plans for individuals with mental health disorders.

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Prioritizing Mental Health – Wellness Resources for Travel Nurses

The Gypsy Nurse

The impact of those occurrences has been detrimental to the mental health of healthcare workers everywhere. Nurses are the ones who have the most direct involvement with critically ill patients and can be affected the most. Caring for patients day in and day out can be mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting.

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Attention Nurses: It’s Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace!

Daily Nurse

Mark your calendars for October 10, 2024—World Mental Health Day is here! This year’s theme, “It’s Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace,” is a call to action that resonates deeply, especially within the nursing community. Our interview follows, edited for length and clarity.

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Budget Cuts Threaten to Deepen Nursing Crisis and Undermine U.S. Healthcare System

Daily Nurse

healthcare system continues to grapple with a historic nursing shortage, the proposed FY 2026 federal budget threatens to accelerate the crisis through sweeping cuts to nursing education, research, and Medicaid support—posing profound implications for workforce sustainability, patient access, and innovation. As the U.S.

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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.

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It’s OK To Say No To Protect Your Mental Health

Nurse.com

Prioritizing your physical and mental health is a realistic boundary. The post It’s OK To Say No To Protect Your Mental Health appeared first on Nurse.com Blog. For instance, you may be asked to work overtime or to take on more patients, but you’re feeling exhausted or burned out.