Summary:

«Hospitals across the nation are facing workforce challenges, and a nurse staffing shortage poses one of the biggest threats to care delivery.»

«More than 100,000 nurses exited the U.S. workforce from 2020 to 2021 due to a perfect storm of issues ranging from burnout and job dissatisfaction to competing family obligations and COVID-19-related illness. An aging nurse workforce nearing retirement and student capacity limits in nurse education programs are putting additional pressure on nurse staffing.»

«The American Nurses Association projects that the nursing shortage could reach up to 1.13 million additional nurses needed by 2028.»

Article written by Bill Siwicki

14|03|2023

Source:

Health Care IT News

https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/how-virtual-nursing-can-help-solve-many-nursing-shortage-woes