What solutions exist then to improve the nursing shortage? (continued) Let’s look at Group 2’s hiring and retention practices. I will end this series with a discussion of retention. Let’s start by stating the obvious, in a market with severe labor shortages, there is a high retention premium. Staff retention…
What solutions are then available to improve the nursing shortage? (continued) Let’s continue the discussion of Group 2’s hiring and retention practices. This next strategy is probably one of the most important that I can offer. The nursing shortage requires adding foreign educated nurses (FEINs) to their recruitment pools as…
What solutions exist then to improve the nursing shortage? (continued) Let’s continue the discussion of Group 2’s hiring and retention practices. If shortage projections hold, the next decade will leave no choice but to look beyond the traditional configuration of employment. This means: Continue to take advantage of expensive contingent…
What solutions exist then to improve the nursing shortage? (continued) Let’s look at Group 2’s hiring and retention practices. If you want to fill more positions, get better quality candidates, and reduce your time to hire, there’s more than great recruiting software. Here are some of the best recruiting strategies…
What solutions exist then to improve the nursing shortage? (continued) Group 2 is a collection of hiring and retention and operational practices that should be integrated into all healthcare organizations. Let’s start with the operational methodologies, but first a side note: I’m often told that none of these methodologies matter…
What solutions exist then to improve the nursing shortage? I will divide the solutions into two macrogroups and examine each one. Group 1: involves the training and promotion of the nursing profession. These solutions are not new, but achieving them has proven to be a long and complex process. A…
Some of the key impacts of the nursing shortage: Nurses are constantly faced with life-changing decisions. Pandemic or not, having fewer nurses available to spread the workload adds stress levels and limits the time available for patient care. Among the implications:1. Opportunities to circumvent security protocols and lapses in treatment2….
Several other factors are exacerbating the shortage: Location: Statewide nursing shortage estimates are all over the place, with some states projected to have a large shortage (CA >200K by 2030) and some to avoid all together (“if” current ratios of registered nurses per 1,000 inhabitants remain!) Rural communities: absorb greater…
The United States is in the midst of a critical nursing shortage that is expected to continue after 2030.
