nurse shortages

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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the state is giving $646 million to three organizations over the next three years. It’s part of the Career Pathways Training Program to attract more new health care workers to the field statewide…

…The announcement came within days of a report—available at the bottom of this story—from the University at Albany on shortages of registered nurses at New York’s hospitals. It identified several major factors that lead new Registered Nurses (RNs) to leave the field within their first three years, including:

  • Stressful, rigid working conditions causing burnout
  • Pandemic-era training deficiencies
  • Younger workers more willing to change jobs for more money or a flexible schedule

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The Engagement Ring (University at Albany)

Dr. Jean Moore of the University at Albany’s Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) is the guest on this episode of The Engagement Ring. Dr. Moore discusses a recent CHWS study, supported by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, that examined the problem of the nursing shortage in New York State and identified promising strategies for improving the recruitment and retention of patient care RNs, with a special emphasis on safety-net hospitals.

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