Health Affairs May 4, 2023
The notion that the United States is experiencing a nursing shortage is a popular narrative, but it is perhaps one that ignores a more nuanced phenomenon. The real issue is that nurses do not want to work in places where they are undervalued and underappreciated, driving an inequitable distribution of nurses across the country. The high rates of travel nursing in the US, where nurses fulfill temporary roles at health care facilities across the country, is a symptom of employers who do not value their employees. This is exemplified by the fact that some employers hire travel nurses at twice the pay rate of their current employees. Such practices are a major affront to those committed and regular staff nurses...
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