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Filipino nurses fill critical jobs as workforce shortage intensifies

by Elizabeth Trovall
Sep 11, 2023
Foreign nurses are in high demand to support patients in U.S. nursing homes and hospitals, but visa barriers remain in place.
Houston-area Filipino nurses Cristina Dimafiles and JohnRich Levine are veterans of the field.
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Despite nurse shortage, tens of thousands are turned away from training programs

by Elizabeth Trovall
Jun 9, 2023
Bolstering educational infrastructure for prospective students can address the worsening nursing shortage.
Students at the University of Houston campus in Katy, Texas, train on a manikin.
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As Florida’s population surges, state invests in nursing schools to target shortage

by Verónica Zaragovia
Apr 4, 2023
Many colleges and universities are using state funding to recruit and retain students, as well as instructors, to boost nursing degree graduates and fill job openings in the state.
Nursing students celebrate at a recent graduation at Broward College.
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Hospitals explore virtual nursing to cover staffing shortages and fight burnout

by Blake Farmer
Jan 11, 2023
With nurses facing burnout like never before, some hospitals are exploring remote work options that could keep experienced RNs on the job longer.
Ardent Health is partnering with care.ai to implement virtual nursing technology in each of its 30 hospitals, though the companies say they plan to use local nurses rather than beaming in people from out of state.
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