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The Nurse Scheduling Crisis
Nov04

The Nurse Scheduling Crisis

America’s aging population is increasing at alarming rates. As we are currently in a physician shortage, it is only a matter of time before there won’t be enough RNs available to keep up with the increasing demand. Nurses make up the largest segment in the healthcare sector, according to the American Nursing Association, and they are about to be stretched thin. Now is the time for solutions, especially those that make a nurse’s job...

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Silver Tsunami: Will Your Facility Sink or Swim?
Sep21

Silver Tsunami: Will Your Facility Sink or Swim?

Tsunamis in nature are caused by a shift in the tectonic plates, in other words, an earthquake. But, tsunamis also serve as the perfect metaphor to describe the current global aging population crisis. From 1946 to 1964 an earthquake felt around the world happened known as the baby boom. The result? A silver tsunami 65 years in the making. In 2030, we expect the population of older Americans to double to 72.1 million and life...

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How to Conquer a Cancelled Travel Nurse Contract
Jul06

How to Conquer a Cancelled Travel Nurse Contract

You would really think that in a highly-difficult to fill traveling nurse contract that it’d be almost impossible for the assignment’s contract to ever be ended. That is, of course, unless you get “fired” for missing shifts or something like that. But, believe me when I say, that it actually happens. Why would hospitals cancel and what is a travel nurse to do when they find themselves finished with their...

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How Travel Nurses can Help Solve the Nurse Shortage Crisis

How Travel Nurses can Help Solve the Nurse Shortage Crisis The United States is projected to have a nursing shortage that is expected to intensify as baby boomers age and the need for health care grows. Compounding the problem is the fact that nursing colleges and universities across the country are struggling to expand enrollment levels to meet the rising demand for nursing care. The result is an urgent need for more nurses...

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Travel Nurses in Demand More Than Ever
Jul14

Travel Nurses in Demand More Than Ever

There has been a huge increase in the demand for travel nurses throughout our country. This can be attributed to three things, one of which is the huge increase in teenage pregnancies. Another reason for this high demand is that more and more individuals are being diagnosed with emotional and mental disorder. The growing amount of aging baby boomers also leads to a fiercer demand of nurses everywhere. These higher demands mean that...

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Nursing Shortage Vs. Our Current Economy

As is painfully obvious to members of the travel nursing industry, the demand for travel nurses has declined significantly. This downturn in demand is directly related to the current economic conditions which has forced many nurses back into the workforce and prompted many travel nurses to seek permanent positions. Consequently, there are less job openings and less need for travel nurses to fill gaps during the hiring process or...

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