The COVID-19 pandemic worsened a national shortage of registered nurses, making it increasingly urgent that policymakers invest in higher education, coordinate strategies to alleviate the pressures on the nursing workforce, and make the entire health care system more equitable and stable.
Introduction and summary
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than two years ago, no region of the United States has been spared...
In 2021, thousands of people around the world have started leaving their organizations which were termed as The Great Resignation, The Great Reshuffle and The Big Quit. Since then, the ongoing talent wars have continuously pushed the limits of recruitment as the coming and going of employees continues to be a trend to this very day.
Same thing can be said in the healthcare industry. Looking at the past two years, the Healthcare Industry is...
Providing an excellent health care experience to our nation’s heroes begins with recruiting a first-class team of professionals who have a passion for what they do.
Leslie Davis is a nurse recruiter for the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System, and her mission is to find the best quality nurses to care for our veterans.
“I grew up within the walls of the VA,” Davis said. “My grandpa was a World War II...
Nurses are in high demand and short supply across the US. However, some hospitals like Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles are able to successfully hire and retain nurses.
During a February webinar hosted by Becker's Hospital Review and sponsored by Incredible Health , Iman Abuzeid, MD, CEO and co-founder of Incredible Health, spoke with David Marshall, DNP, RN, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer of Cedars-Sinai, about their...
Meet two healthcare workers who have found power in partnership, galvanizing each other—and their thousands of Instagram followers—to take nursing in a new direction.
Investments in innovation and a willingness to forge new partnerships will help lift skilled nursing providers out of the COVID-era, predicts Donna Kelsey, a veteran nursing home leader who knows quite a bit about righting a ship.
A registered nurse and...
When Canadians Rana Allawnha and her sister Rodanna first began travelling stateside as children, they never dreamed they’d cross the border to save lives as adults. “Our parents owned a convenience store in southwest Detroit,” says Rana. “So, growing up, it wasn’t unusual for us to be in the U.S. every day.”
Today, both sisters retain dual Canadian/American citizenship. Rana is a Registered Nurse at...
South Dakota is projected to have the seventh-highest nurse shortage in the U.S. by 2030, and is ranked as having the lowest median salary for registered nurses.
In a state with low pay and a high need for nurses even in pre-pandemic projections, the state’s nursing schools are working to combat the shortage by expanding program offerings and ramping up recruitment and retention efforts during the ongoing...
While nearly every industry has felt the impact of COVID-19, our health care workers, including our nurses, have been on the front lines for more than 18 months. While the proliferation of vaccines mercifully stemmed new cases for a short while, the rise of the Delta variant has demonstrated this fight is far from over.
What makes the task placed before our nurses all that more impressive is the fact that even before the pandemic began,...
Hiring was much weaker than expected in April. Wall Street thinks it’s a blip, but there could be much deeper rethinking of what jobs are needed and what workers want to do on a daily basis.
From Wall Street to the White House, expectations were high for a hiring surge in April with potentially a million Americans returning to work. Instead, the world learned Friday that just 266,000 jobs were added, a...
The Florence Nightingale Museum in London has a voice recording of the founder of modern nursing, captured on July 30, 1890, by the Edison Co. As a nurse, it's a thrill for me to hear Florence: "When I am no longer even a memory, just a name, I hope my voice may perpetuate the great work of my life."
As a nurse during the Crimean War, Florence faced unimaginable hardships. Today's nurses are up against 21st century hardships,...
Many people have aspirations of a career in nursing, but not everyone has what it takes, particularly when it comes to leadership positions. Nursing is one of the most physically and mentally demanding roles that there is, plus you will be dealing with sickness, injury, and even death on a daily basis, so it is certainly not something that everyone can manage. Nursing can be one of the most rewarding lines of work that there is and...
If you look up the meaning of a nurse in the dictionary , you will find, “a licensed health-care professional who practices independently or is supervised by a physician, surgeon, or dentist and who is skilled in promoting and maintaining health.” Who would ever imagine that in 2020 it would mean combating a novel coronavirus, putting oneself at extremely-increased risk, and donning...