Healthcare Worker Shortages and Potential Solutions

ABSTRACT

[...]in 2019, the National Academies of Medicine (NAM) reported that as many as "54% of nurses and physicians and 60% of medical students and residents suffered from burnout. Furthermore, the long-term RN supply looks bleak. Since 2019, Health Affairs noted a 4% reduction in RNs younger than 35, compounding worry that as the baby boomer nurses retire, the healthcare industry will struggle to replace them.3 Lower-wage healthcare workers are also in decline due to a lower opportunity cost for workers without extensive healthcare credentials/licensing to transition from healthcare to similar clerical roles in other industries. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. https// www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/05/23/new-surgeon-general-advisorysounds-alarm-on-health-worker-burnout-and-resignation.html.