Articles Tagged With: workforce
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Emergency Medicine Physician Groups Pledge to Tackle Workforce Challenges
Many experts note the burdens placed on frontline providers during the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a toll, and the apparent fall-off in demand for emergency medicine residency positions is not necessarily surprising. Nonetheless, there is concern suggesting solutions are needed to address multiple workforce challenges.
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Abortion Care Workforce Faces Biggest Crisis in Five Decades
One major effect of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will be on the reproductive healthcare workforce, particularly people who work for abortion clinics.
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Pandemic Stress, Burnout Contribute to Nursing Pipeline Shortage
Stress, burnout, turnover, and retirement have contributed to obstacles in the student-to-nursing workforce pipeline. Nursing students and other healthcare professionals have experienced anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, research shows. This affected both nursing and medical students as well as nurses working in any healthcare settings. -
Research Shows Reproductive Health Nurses Needed in 2020s
The United States will soon need millions more nurses than are currently working in healthcare. But employers, including family planning centers and OB/GYN offices, likely will have a difficult time finding nurses. The American Nurses Association predicts more registered nurse jobs will be available through 2022 than any other profession. A half-million nurses are expected to retire by the end of 2022. -
Report: U.S. Nurse Workforce to Play Pivotal Role Over Next Decade
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Report: U.S. Nurse Workforce to Play Pivotal Role Over Next Decade
National Academy of Medicine calls on extra funding, more comprehensive education, and expanded practice authority. -
Report: No Risk-Free Birth Settings; Access to Quality Care Vital
A sweeping new analysis takes stock of U.S. maternal and neonatal care and includes recommendations for improvement.