Nursing isn’t for everyone. Some people just aren’t built to take care of other people when they’re at their worst. The long hours and added stress of the COVID-19 pandemic has also led to a global nursing exodus. Providers of all specialties are quitting in droves to pursue careers in other fields. https://scrubsmag.com/looking-for-a-new-career-ex-nurses-talk-about-what-they-did-next/
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Nurses from Jamaica have called on colleagues around the world to help “stop the haemorrhage” of nurses from the country. https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/global-nursing/jamaica-feeling-the-brunt-of-international-competition-for-nurses-06-07-2023/
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Nurses trained overseas have said they feel many are being sold a false promise of what working life will be like in the NHS and the UK more widely. https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/global-nursing/reality-for-overseas-nurses-in-uk-completely-different-to-image-sold-01-06-2023/
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Two Emory Healthcare nurses received top honors from the 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s (AJC) Celebrating Nurses program for going above and beyond their duties as exceptional nurses in their respective roles. The AJC honored 10 extraordinary nurses and one nurse leader, chosen from nearly 1,000 nominations, during an awards luncheon on May 12 at Crown Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta. https://news.emory.edu/stories/2023/05/hs_2023_ajc_celebrating_nurses_awards_lee_sattler_17-05-2023/story.html
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Doctors and nurses play a fundamental role in maintaining global health systems and achieving universal health care coverage. However, significant shortages persist, and little is known about the popularity of these careers among young people in various economies or the relative impact of personal inputs and contextual factors. https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-023-00823-7
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With a rapidly expanding population, health services in Australia and around the world are going to be even more important in the future. No matter where you launch your healthcare career, nurses, doctors and health workers will become increasingly critical. https://insiderguides.com.au/careers-future-nursing/
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There are approximately 28 million nurses globally making up 60% of the global health workforce [1]. However, there is global mal-distribution of nurse population ratio of 12 nurses per 1 000 population in High Income Countries (HICs) versus 1 nurse or less per 2 000 population in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) [2]. Nurses are often the first point
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By the time she’d finished second grade in Middlebury, Linda Andrews had already decided the career she’d dedicate more than four decades of her life to.“ I was walking in a Halloween parade, and I was a nurse. I decided I was going to be a missionary nurse in India,” the 76-year-oldBristol resident recalled. https://www.addisonindependent.com/2023/05/11/retired-nurse-shares-stories-lessons-from-global-career/
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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Nearly two dozen nursing homes have closed since 2020, according to LeadingAge Wisconsin. Experts say these closures are disproportionately impacting rural communities, and leaving a hole in the health care system. Oakwood Village in Madison celebrated an open house on Wednesday at its new modern facility featuring 60 beds, 450-square-foot suites and a café. “A very
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The decision to expand the degree-granting authority of community colleges came in response to the overwhelming demand, on the local, state, and national levels, for more registered nurses, especially those with a BSN. In fact, the profession ranks on Ohio’s top 10 critical jobs list. The purpose of expanding the degree awarding privilege is a step toward offsetting this significant
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