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Why Are Nurses Quitting?

Post University

In the wake of a global pandemic, the nursing shortage has reached crisis levels. High levels of burnout and excessive stress on the job have resulted in nurses quitting across many specialty areas, leaving a void in the healthcare field that is hard to fill without qualified candidates. and 37% in 2023, depending on the state.

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AI Lightens Nurses’ Workloads, Restoring Work-Life Balance

Daily Nurse

Decreasing Documentation Burden HRSA estimates a 10% national shortage of registered nurses until 2037, easing to 6% in future years. These factors spotlight the need for accessible, user-friendly tools to help nurses manage heavy workloads. While talent gaps will vary across regions, care demands trend upward.

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Breaking the Cycle of Nurse Burnout: USAHS DNP Alum to Present at Creating Health Work Environments Conference

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Eke-Okoro will share the findings of her DNP study centered on strategies to help nurses manage and prevent burnout in acute care settings. Addressing the Nursing Burnout Crisis Nursing burnout is not a new problem, but the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the severity of it, Dr. Eke-Okoro says.

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What Is a Doctor of Nursing Practice? (And What You Should Know)

Post University

Nurses are facing extreme burnout, causing many to leave the profession and, in turn, underscoring the need for effective and intuitive nurse leaders. In response, DNP programshave grown and evolved to focus on the needs of the modern healthcare system.

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CPD made easy – The experts’ guide to continuing professional development

Nursing Review

Lastly, nursing presents many leadership opportunities and is a key feature of our healthcare system. Roles like Nurse Manager, Clinical Nurse Educator and Nurse Practitioners, to name a few, are the go-to experts that offer support, advice and guidance, and these positions allow you to enhance your skills, education and further your career.

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When the System Is Drowning You—This New Standard from the AACN May Be a LifeSaver

Minority Nurse

For nurses in progressive and intermediate care units, it has become routine. The Quiet Crisis in Progressive Care Progressive care nurses manage patients in a clinical gray zone, too complex for med-surg but not critical enough for the ICU. Nurses are expected to perform ICU-level assessments with med-surg-level staffing.

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How to Fix the Nursing Shortage and Address Burnout: Veteran Nurse Leader Has the Answers

Daily Nurse

Amidst a sea of temporary band-aid solutions for nursing, like gig apps and travel nurses, Woods , DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN, the Chief Nurse of Health Learning, Research and Practice, Wolters Kluwer spoke with Daily Nurse to discuss her practical, long-term solutions to address the nursing shortage and burnout.