Health Leaders | Nursing
MAY 13, 2025
Her father was then 92, a retired county planner and a World War II veteran; macular degeneration had reduced the quality of his vision, and he used a walker to get around, but he remained cognitively sharp. An aide who was trying to induce him to do something Smith no longer remembers exactly what said, "Let me help you, sweetheart." "He
Post University
JULY 16, 2025
As the existing workforce continues to age into retirement and burn out from increased workloads — and as aspiring physicians choose primary care specializations less frequently — the gap will continue to widen. Projections from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) predict a gap of 86,000 physicians by 2036.
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Daily Nurse
DECEMBER 2, 2024
An ICU nurse today may be caring for three to four patients at a time while training new staff and performing other administrative tasks like clinical data abstraction. The nursing shortage, unfortunately, will only worsen as older nurses retire from the workforce.
Health Leaders | Nursing
OCTOBER 4, 2023
In time, those hospitals using the platform saw benefits ranging from reduced stress on nurses to improved clinical outcomes through more consistent monitoring, resulting in more efficient room turnover, improved patient discharge rates, and better patient satisfaction scores.
Daily Nurse
OCTOBER 31, 2023
From employee and patient satisfaction, a significant fundamental paradigm shift of how changes to the care delivery process and redesigning the care delivery process is accelerating our growth. More nurses are retiring and want to be still involved, but they don’t have the capabilities. That’s the fundamental challenge.
Scrubs
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Some argue that virtual nursing would remove the human element of healthcare, which would ultimately reduce patient satisfaction and worsen health outcomes. Diane Arosh, CNO for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Seattle, WA, said her facility is already using virtual nursing as a way to encourage older nurses to put off retirement.
Nurse.com
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Many factors are responsible for this shortage, with some physicians retiring early due to burnout , decreasing medical school enrollment, the cost of education, as well as fewer residency programs. They also have shown to have better patient satisfaction when compared to physicians.
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