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ABSTRACT: Much has been written about the impact of COVID-19 on the US labor market, most recently described as the Great Resignation of employees in American industries. The question for healthcare executives is whether factors prompting massive resignations in other industries have any bearing on efforts to retain the healthcare workforce, particularly in nursing, and what nursing leaders can do to address this trend.
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COVID-19 , Delivery of Health Care , Health Personnel , Humans , United StatesABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated long-standing challenges in the workforce, resulting in a shortage of nurses that has now reached crisis levels. At the same time, there is a concerning "skills gap" that has been emerging for some time. Leaders have typically relied on legacy recruitment and retention strategies to mitigate these challenges, but these will not be sufficient to address staffing gaps. In this article, the authors discuss how current staffing challenges differ from previous workforce shortages and propose 7 executive strategies for C-suite leaders to prepare for the future nursing workforce.
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COVID-19 , Nursing Staff , Humans , Pandemics , WorkforceABSTRACT
The COVID pandemic generated unparalleled operational disruption. C-suites and chief nurse executives responded to create capacity and clinical readiness despite enormous uncertainty. Innovations were put in place to combat the care crisis; however, is there merit in continuing these innovations as the pandemic subsides? Examining highly impactful operational innovations that were rapidly implemented during the pandemic should be prioritized as organizations seek to establish their new normal.