January 2, 2015 – In this article from ADVANCE for Nurses Avantas’ CNO Patsy Gleim looks at the facts relative to the projected nursing shortage, such as more Americans covered by insurance, the aging nursing workforce, and the projected growth needed to keep up with forecasted demand. Patsy then points to three things most hospitals and health systems are doing that could be making the situation even worse and provides strategies for improvement.
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