HealthTech December 21, 2022
The use of travel nurses by healthcare organizations is still high. Without proper security protocols in place, health IT environments are vulnerable to cyberthreats.
Travel nurses were in high demand early in the pandemic, with some making upward of $5,000 a week. While demand has decreased since April 2020, nurse shortages mean that many healthcare organizations are still relying on travel nurses to fill staffing gaps.
Many nurses are burned out from the pandemic and now the “tripledemic.” Rather than introduce another person into patient rooms during the pandemic, nurses were asked to do more, including collecting patient information and delivering meals. Many staff nurses saw travel nurses making more money while working in the same hospital, adding frustration on...
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