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The Nursing Shortage by Pat Iyer

The supply of nurses in hospitals can be compared to a pipeline. Fewer people are entering nursing school (the opening of the pipe). As nurses age, they reduce their working hours and eventually retire. The pipe has developed leaks, as … Continue reading

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6 Pieces of Good News For Nursing – and Patients by Pat Iyer

In the January/February 2010 The American Nurse, a publication distributed to members of the American Nurses Association, President of the ANA, Rebecca Patton, shared reasons to be optimistic about nursing. 1. The growing focus on the nursing shortage and the … Continue reading

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Has the Nursing Shortage Gone Away? By Pat Iyer

Prior to the recession, dire predictions about the coming shortages of nurses and faculty stressed the need to recruit and retain more nurses. Then, spouses lost jobs and non-working nurses returned to the workplace. Fully staffed facilities, layoffs, and financial … Continue reading

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