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The Nursing Shortage and the Pandemic
17:35 - 23:29 (05:53)
The demand for travel nurses has remained high during the pandemic leading to higher salaries than for staff nurses, resulting in a shortage of staff nurses for less intense nursing jobs once the economy improves. Many hospitals, especially for-profit ones, could be paying more but are not.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a surge in demand for travel nurses, leading to significantly higher pay than staff nurses.
17:35 - 19:19 (01:43)
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a surge in demand for travel nurses, leading to significantly higher pay than staff nurses. Hospitals across the country are urgently seeking travel nurses in light of the ongoing surge in coronavirus cases.
ChapterThe Nursing Shortage and the Pandemic
Episode‘Somebody’s Got to Save Us, While We’re Saving Everybody Else’
PodcastThe Daily
Many hospitals, especially for-profit hospital systems, could pay nurses more to support the permanent increase to their bottom line but instead leave nurses in a hard position.
19:19 - 21:39 (02:20)
Summary
Many hospitals, especially for-profit hospital systems, could pay nurses more to support the permanent increase to their bottom line but instead leave nurses in a hard position. Nurses are reporting to less intense nursing jobs, resulting in a shortage of availability, and certain hospitals are forced to hire travel nurses.
ChapterThe Nursing Shortage and the Pandemic
Episode‘Somebody’s Got to Save Us, While We’re Saving Everybody Else’
PodcastThe Daily
The increase in the elderly population as well as chronic diseases creates an even greater demand for nurses, leaving the nursing industry short-staffed by almost 400,000 people since the pandemic started.
21:39 - 23:29 (01:49)
Summary
The increase in the elderly population as well as chronic diseases creates an even greater demand for nurses, leaving the nursing industry short-staffed by almost 400,000 people since the pandemic started. This shortage can't be fixed overnight by increasing enrollment at nursing schools.