Nursing's Staffing Mandate: Build a More Flexible Workforce

The COVID-19 pandemic exhausted the nursing workforce, casting doubt that future supply will meet demand. To preserve their workforces, nursing leaders are offering emotional support to the frontline. Although these efforts are essential, leaders are overlooking an untapped opportunity to safeguard staffing levels: creating a more flexible nursing workforce. In this article, the authors discuss flexible nurse staffing and suggest 4 key opportunities for improvement.

Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - April 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Spotlight on Nurse Retention Source Type: research