Becker's Healthcare May 13, 2022
As the number of male nurses continues to increase nationwide and the major demand for travel nurses keeps growing at a record pace, it stands to reason that more men are going into travel nursing. The problem is that very little data exists to support that assumption.
Becker’s decided to investigate why men are deciding to enter the travel nursing industry, and when data may become available to reveal just how many are making the jump.
In the span of four decades, the percentage of male nurses nationwide rose from under 2 percent in 1977 to 9.6 percent in 2018. That number remained consistent through the most recent comprehensive survey on the topic conducted in 2020.
As nurses deal with...
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