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Category: Nursing
How much flexibility is too much in nurse staffing?
Hospitals have been on a quest to give nurses more flexibility at work in order to retain employees and improve satisfaction and well-being.
The current state of nurse retention: 5 things to know
Fewer nurses plan to leave their jobs, according to a recent survey, but other studies find more areas where hospitals can improve.
Nurse sabbaticals pay off for Nationwide Children's
Sabbaticals in nursing. It is a concept some hospital leaders might dismiss, given the complexities of staffing. But Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children’s Hospital is leaning in.
Texas looks to retain rural nurses with $15K stipends
Texas hospitals are bracing for a projected shortage of around 12,572 nurses by 2032. With an aim to close some of the anticipated gap, the state opened applications June 3 for its inaugural rural nurse retention initiative, which would fund $15,000 st…
The workplace factor determining whether nurses stay or leave
A New York City-based New York University study found that support at work was the strongest predictor of nurses staying in their jobs.
Why Duke embraces gig nurse work for permanent staff
At Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System, nurses have the option to pick up gig work or be traveling nurses without ever leaving the system. It is all part of the flexible scheduling Duke offers.
Can we afford to lose nurses? The economic argument for change
The medical alert blared over the hospital’s public announcement system. Someone was down in the medical office building. A medical team, including myself and a doctor, rushed with a portable cot to find a man in his early 30s unconscious on the …
States with the largest, smallest nurse shortages per capita
The District of Columbia has the highest number of nurses per capita while Utah has the lowest, according to a NurseJournal analysis.
Nurses' most common telehealth uses
Fifty-seven percent of nurses reported using telehealth in 2022, up from 50% in 2018, according to the most recent federal data available.
