Nurse Recruitment and Nurse Retention

Master Plan to End the Nursing Shortage

Washington state, like many others, is approaching its worst nursing shortage ever, in hospitals, medical office, long-term care facilities and schools.
Although some nurses are having trouble finding the jobs want, there are 2,300 registered nursing vacancies in Washington. As the economy improves, nurses who’ve delayed retirement will leave the workforce. Health care [...]

Huge Increase in Student Nurse Enrollment!

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) surveyed 648 nursing schools, out of a total of 807 schools in the U.S. The results show that entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs increased enrollment by 6.1%  this past year.

This is the tenth straight year that enrollment in BSN programs has increased, but AACN reports [...]

$3 Million in Grants Help End the Nursing Shortage

On August 5th, 2010 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that they awarded just over $3 million through 16 grants to support health care nursing workforce training programs at five Washington state universities. Grants were issued to the University of Washington, Washington State University, Gonzaga University, Seattle University, and [...]

Frustrated Nursing Grads

Recently I was speaking at a hospital talking  to nurses recently recruited and heard their frustrations in not being able to work in the area of their choice.
Indeed, where once nursing grads could essentially write their own ticket and choose from several attractive job opportunities, some looking to enter our profession have had [...]

Retain Nurses with Life Balance

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of presenting 4 sessions throughout the day for nurses at East Texas Medical Center, offering them tools for work-life balance. This hospital knows that happy healthy nurses sign on and stay on.
Their commitment to caring for their staff so remarkable, they gifted each nurse with a copy [...]