Ep 239: What Can Be Done to Solve the Nursing Shortage?

More nurses are leaving the bedside every year and it has created a shortage nationally. If you’re listening to this podcast, you probably already know good and well about this issue. So what can be done to attract and keep more nurses? Former ANA president Ernest Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN joins us to sort through this pressing issue within the profession and share ideas about what can be done at every level to solve the problem.   Here are some of the things you’ll learn on this show: Why is this crisis different than past nursing shortages. 4:30 What can be done on the frontend through school and attractive jobs to get more people interested in the profession? 9:25 What he thinks nurses want in their work environment based on what he’s learned. 20:27 Can the government do anything to help with the shortage? 26:55 Why ratios might not be the solution in some locations. 31:34 What does he think will actually happen in the upcoming years. 38:01   Check out Ernest Grant's previous appearance on the podcast: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/ep-139-nursing-politics-and-the-future-of-our-country-with-ernest-grant-phd-rn-faan/2960/  About our guest: https://www.nursingworld.org/news/news-releases/2022-news-releases/ana-president-dr.-ernest-grant-named-among-modern-healthcares-top-100-most-influential-people-in-health-care/ Visit us online: http://beyondthemaskpodcast.com  Get the CE certificate here: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Beyond-the-Mask-CE-Cert-FILLABLE.pdf