Becker's Healthcare March 7, 2024
Health systems are reimagining nurse responsibilities and workflows in response to staff shortages and burnout and calls for better work-life balance and training opportunities.
Over the last few years, systems have tested methods to improve working conditions due to staff shortages. The nursing workforce has since stabilized, with some employment numbers higher than before the pandemic, but systems are still prioritizing retention efforts.
Popular efforts include increased use of virtual nurses, reducing administrative burdens and scrutinizing nurse-to-patient ratios. Virtual nursing can keep some nurses in the field who cannot stay at the bedside and patient ratios and administrative tasks are tied to nurse burnout — a leading cause of why nurses leave the field.
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