Contrary to the common perception that male nurses are a relatively recent phenomenon, men in nursing can be traced to 1600BC. History speaks of military and religious orders such as the Parabalani (“those who disregard their lives”)—a group of men who cared for people with leprosy in Alexandria in AD416, or St Camillus de Lellis,…
Read Full BlogData from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates just 8.9% of the country’s 2.7 million registered nurses in 2011 were male. By 2015, men accounted for 10.6% of a workforce approximately 3 million strong. Last year, the data indicates, 13% of the country’s 3.2 million registered nurses were male. About 14% of entry-level baccalaureate nursing program graduates were male in…
Read Full BlogThe world faces a deficit of 13.5 million nurses in the next decade. In its first report on the state of the world’s nursing, the World Health Organization estimated that an additional six million nurses will be needed by 2030. This is a 20% increase from the current total global nursing stock of 27.9 million. In addition,…
Read Full BlogThe country may see a nursing shortage of between 200,000 and 450,000 registered nurses (RNs) by 2025 if healthcare stakeholders and federal leaders do not take action to address the dwindling workforce, according to a report from McKinsey & Company. McKinsey’s latest data reflects responses from 710 frontline nurses and 156 healthcare professionals providing direct patient care.…
Read Full BlogWhat if all nurses could recruit one person to enter the nursing profession? If that happened, the nursing shortage would be over. LeAnn Thieman is an expert in Nurse Recruitment and Nurse Retention. To learn more about her programs, visit https://www.selfcareforhealthcare.com.
Read Full BlogA severe global shortage of nurses is putting the lives of millions of people at risk and is particularly worrisome at a time when the world is doing battle with the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization collected data from 191 countries and found that the critical work performed by nurses in some countries is frequently…
Read Full BlogA healthy diet including more fruits and vegetables may help reduce asthma symptoms and gain better control of conditions, according to new findings published in the European Respiratory Journal. Although research has established diet as a factor in cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and other diseases, experts still debate whether it plays a role in…
Read Full BlogThe unemployment rate in the U.S. is at a 17-year low, which is good news for American workers. Companies that want to add high-quality employees to their ranks are finding it hard to attract new talent. Offering a competitive salary and generous bonus programs are not enough. Candidates want time away from work to volunteer…
Read Full BlogThere is tremendous demand from students who want to enter nursing programs, yet last year 56,000 qualified applicants were turned away. So nursing programs are thinking out of the box, creating ways to accommodate more students. West Virginia University’s School of Nursing is expanding their program to new campuses, looking at new models of partnering…
Read Full BlogThere’s an acute nursing shortage in the United States. Experienced nurses are retiring at a rapid clip, and there aren’t enough new nursing graduates to replenish the workforce, yet nursing schools are turning away thousands of qualified applicants. There are currently about three million nurses in the United States. The country will need to produce…
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