HealthExec March 26, 2024
Burnout and working conditions for nurses have been persistent problems, but as post-pandemic trends solidify, nurses and physicians need to partner now to address the growing hospital nursing workforce crisis, according to an opinion piece published online in JAMA Internal Medicine.
“Although nursing workforce shortages have persisted for decades, since 2020 the U.S. has witnessed unprecedented disruptions, particularly in acute care settings. Nurse vacancy rates in hospitals are at an all-time high and may soon worsen,” Deena Kelly Costa, PhD, RN, of Yale and colleagues write.
It’s not all doom and gloom for nursing; Costa and colleagues point out that schools are graduating record-high numbers of nurses. It’s just that they either aren’t staying long due to burnout...
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