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Shapiro visits Temple Health to promote budget proposals to tackle nurse shortage

Health Leaders | Nursing

Josh Shapiro visited Temple University this week where he promoted his $5 million program to address Pennsylvanias nursing shortage. The initiative, aimed at bolstering the states healthcare workforce through tuition assistance and hospital partnerships, is part of the governors 2025-26 budget.

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WHO estimates global nurse shortage at 5.8 million

Nursing Review

In the five years since the first SoWN report, nurses have played a vital role in responding to multiple global crises and health challenges, yet support for the nursing workforce has been inconsistent and slow, he said.

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The Nursing Shortage: Looking Ahead to 2023

Nurse.com

Statistics show the nursing shortage is still a crisis, but 2023 could be a turning point. Front-line nurse don’t need numbers to know that the nursing shortage is wreaking havoc on their workplaces. The financial cost of the nursing shortage couldn’t be clearer. Support new nurses.

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New LPN program at Bay Mills Community College to address nurse shortage

Health Leaders | Nursing

The certificate will qualify people to work as a nurse with a foundation of the standards of the practice. It will also include teachings tied to traditional Native American practices to promote a better understanding of unique cultural, racial and social differences among patients in the area.

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Top Nursing Specialties for 2025

Diversity Nursing

Geriatric Nurse Practitioner As the global population ages, Geriatric Nurse Practitioners (GNPs) are essential in addressing the unique healthcare needs of older adults. GNPs specialize in managing chronic conditions, promoting healthy aging, and coordinating long-term care. Average Salary: $105,201 per year.

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The Irony of Nurse Layoffs During a Nursing Shortage: A Broken System in Crisis

Empowered Nurses

The healthcare industry is facing a perplexing and unfortunate contradiction: hospitals are laying off nurses even as a nationwide nursing shortage continues to worsen. For those of us who live and breathe nursing, this seems illogical—how can hospitals justify layoffs when they struggle to staff their units adequately?

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Penn Nursing Well Represented in New Sigma Book Promoting Health Equity and Well-Being

Penn Nursing

The crucible of the global pandemic, racial injustice, and a crippling nursing shortage has sparked increasing calls for nursing to address its own problems, ranging from inequity to structural racism.