Travel nursing within the United States is one of the hottest trends because of the flexibility, high pay, excitement, and ability to travel the country. International nursing is a trend that is continuing to gain popularity, despite the US having the highest-paid nurses in the world. But what is the best country for nurses to work in? https://nurse.org/articles/highest-paying-countries-for-nurses/
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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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Like so many others in aged care, Viv Allanson says it is going to be “impossible” for her facility to meet key government deadlines for new standards in the sector, saying “the pressure is absolutely enormous”. Ms Allanson runs Maroba Aged Care in the New South Wales city of Newcastle, which is scrambling to recruit enough registered nurses to staff
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The Washington state senate passed a bill to address the health care staffing shortage by mitigating unmanageablepatient loads and worker burnout. Senate Bill 5236 sponsored by Senator June Robinson (D-Everett) will require hospitals to submit staffing plans to the Department of Health. The expected staff-to-patient staffing standards would be developed by a hospital’s designated nurse staffing committee, composed of 50% nursing
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Full staffing is central to patient experience, and patient experience is central to the health care system’s future, executives said. Read more.
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Nursing homes are facing increasingly severe financial disruption, with revenue per patient day down more than 14% from pre-Covid levels as of 2021. That’s according to analysts at Marcum LLP, a national accounting and advisory services firm, which on Tuesday released its 2023 annual nursing home statistical analysis. In addition to painting a picture of financial challenges, the report was
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. —A $32 million dollar expansion is in the process at Onondaga Community College’s School of Health. The college is preparing more nurses and other health care workers as Central New York hospitals continue to combat staff shortages. The multi-million-dollar expansion will reconfigure and renovate the health school and Ferrante Hall in order to double degree certifications and short-term
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Healthcare sectors across the board are still dealing with staffing shortages but there is one industry being impacted more than others. The American Health Care Associationreportsnursing homes are the most impacted with over 200,000 jobs lost since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jamie Harding with AARP said thirty percent of Alabama nursing homes are short-staffed.
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TORONTO,March 2, 2023/CNW/ –A strong and vibrant nursing workforce is the key to a well-functioning health system and a healthy population. To ensure the health and wellbeing of Ontarians, government must dedicate full attention to nursing and provide adequate and sustained funding and supports, argues a new report by the Registered Nurses’ Association ofOntario(RNAO). Released Thursday during RNAO’s 23rdannual Queen’sPark
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Nearly 350 already trained health-care workers from the Philippines have been offered letters of intentafter a recruitment mission to the country last month, the Manitobahealth minister says. Audrey Gordon said the letters were given to nearly 190 registered nurses, 50 people who are the equivalent of licensed practical nurses and 110 health-care aides during the province’s five-day trip to Manila,
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