France, in Western Europe, encompasses medieval cities, alpine villages, and Mediterranean beaches with over 67.06 million population, the need to care for increasing numbers of elderly patients while their nursing workforce is also aging. The data provided by the Ministry of Health show that the average age of nurses is 42.1 years with nearly 30% of them over 50. More than 40% of the current nursing staff in health service-funded hospitals will retire soon, which is an alarming issue for the healthcare sector. The shortage of nurses is not the same throughout France according to the data three areas are particularly short of nurses: Ile de France (greater Paris area), Provence and Côte d’Azur, and Rhône Alpes have nearly 2,000 positions available this year. Many nurses are leaving earlier than the expected age due to workload which is causing strain to the healthcare sector. It has been observed Certain posts are easily filled such as intensive care and emergency services, while medical, geriatric, surgical, and psychiatric departments are not filled easily and are in desperate need of nurses. According to WHO data around 1 million nurses are required to join the workforce in France to bridge the gap in the country.
