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Nurse Emeritus Combats Staff Shortages by Keeping Retired Nurses Engaged

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Jefferson Health, which operates 18 hospitals throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, recently announced it is using the Nurse Emeritus Program to keep retired nurses engaged. Experts believe some 4 million registered nurses will retire by 2030. E-RNs can work fewer hours on a more flexible basis compared to regular staff members. “As

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Shenandoah University and Valley Health Partner to Tackle Nursing Shortage 

Daily Nurse

NextGen Nurses program draws upon the expertise of semi-retired and retiring nurses to help train the next generation of nurses before they leave the profession. This role has become more challenging due to the growing nursing shortage.

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How CNOs Can Avoid Nurse Turnover and Knowledge Gaps

Health Leaders | Nursing

Retired nurses offer coaching and mentoring to Novant Health's novice nurses to solve retention challenges. The program not only helps solve retention challenges, but also retains the expertise of experienced nurses to avoid knowledge gaps that can occur when nurses retire and new nurses join the care team.

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Accreditation News

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About At a Glance Our Commitment Mission and Values Social Justice Sustainability Our Community Our Leadership Dean Faculty Senate Faculty Senate Committees Board of Advisors Our Faculty Emeriti & Retired Faculty Accreditation Admissions How To Apply General FAQs International Applicants Request Information Admissions Events Visit Penn Nursing (..)

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In Case You Missed It: 2025 Penn Nursing Innovation Accelerator Pitch Event!

Penn Nursing

About At a Glance Our Commitment Mission and Values Social Justice Sustainability Our Community Our Leadership Dean Faculty Senate Faculty Senate Committees Board of Advisors Our Faculty Emeriti & Retired Faculty Accreditation Admissions How To Apply General FAQs International Applicants Request Information Admissions Events Visit Penn Nursing (..)

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Is Nursing Heading for Collapse?

Daily Nurse

Nurses who are leaving the bedside aren’t retirement age. It indicated that the median age of a registered nurse is 46 and estimated that a quarter of nurses plan to retire or leave the profession over the next five years [5]. By 2030, there will be an estimated exodus of one million nurses into retirement [6].

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To Build the Workforce, We Need More Nurse Educators

Nurse.com

The causes included insufficient numbers of nurse faculty, clinical sites, classroom space, clinical preceptors , and budget constraints. This study also estimated that one-third of nurse educators in 2015 would be retired by 2025. “It nursing schools were turned away in 2021. And now it’s only three years away.”