The next two columns will discuss the changing nursing labor market and that for the
foreseeable future, travel nursing will continue to lure nurses away from permanent
positions.
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Many agree that as a result of the pandemic, the nursing workforce is now “different”—different
in revised expectations of the work environment, compensation, benefits, their health
and well-being, and greater control and flexibility over their work schedule. Couple
this with the loss of 100,000 nurses under 49 years of age who left the workforce,
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plus the current and ongoing nursing shortage, the nursing labor market has indeed
shifted. Many organizations find themselves luring travel nurses back to permanent
employment, hiring new nursing staff, and striving to retain their current staff,
all in an extremely competitive marketplace. Talent acquisition teams are busy.- Auerbach D.I.
- Buerhaus P.I.
- Donelan K.
- Staiger D.O.
A worrisome drop in the number of young nurses. Health Affairs Forefront. April 13, 2022.
https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20220412.311784
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Biography
Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, FACHE, is President & CEO of The Brooks Group, LLC, a Chicago-based career coaching, board advising and strategy consulting firm. She can be reached at [email protected]
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