Becker's Healthcare September 16, 2022
Some travel nurses who left full-time hospital jobs during the pandemic have no plans to return. But there is a subset of reachable nurses who say they would consider returning to a full-time bedside role if hospitals made certain guarantees.
Hospitals heavily relied on travel nurses when the novel coronavirus began spreading in the U.S. Unprecedented demand sent rates soaring, enticing many staff nurses who may have never thought about travel work to take the leap. From January to March 2020, the number of travel nurses doubled from 50,000 to at least 100,000, according to data from Staffing Industry Analysts cited by NBC News. Travel nurse demand is now falling, with data from staffing firm Aya Healthcare showing demand...