Current issues in nursing: The shortage, solutions and the "travel nursing boom"
A national nursing shortage has deepened during the pandemic. A recent survey by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses found that 92% of nurses felt that the pandemic had "depleted nurses in their hospital, and that their career would be shorter than they had intended as a result."
This hour, we hear about a new plan to address part of the pipeline problem. Yale New Haven Health System is partnering with four area nursing schools to expand enrollment and, hopefully, the local workforce.
Plus, lawmakers want to look into the agencies recruiting travel nurses, sparking fears of…
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