“Due to short staffing, we are closing early. Sorry for any inconvenience.” “Please expect longer than usual wait times due to short staffing..” “Now hiring. $15/hr starting pay.” These signs and statements look all too familiar within today’s society. The nursing shortage has been ongoing for years and only getting worse. Short staffing at groceryContinue reading ““Your discharge is not priority”..”
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Retention, Recruitment, Resilience.. Oh, My!
These three words are dominating the media when it comes to nursing. Facilities attempt to retain their current staff while also trying to combat the ever-increasing staffing shortage by recruiting new hires. Staff are also reminded and educated on ways to be resilient and how to prevent burnout. Unfortunately in America, even nonprofit hospitals haveContinue reading “Retention, Recruitment, Resilience.. Oh, My!”
The Great Resignation: Nurse PTSD
They say cardiovascular disease is the “silent killer”, but did you know that many nurses post Covid are suffering from the silent killer of PTSD? During the peak of Covid, frontline staff were plunged into a plethora of uncertainty. No one knew what Covid was, how it effected the body, what the disease process was,Continue reading “The Great Resignation: Nurse PTSD”
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