Demands for Healthcare Staff Rise Amid Continued Job Stressors
More than seven months after it was first proposed, the first US federal minimum staffing rule requiring at least three hours of nursing care per resident in US nursing homes was finalized in April. The rule addresses an urgent issue of understaffing, but it brings controversy and an additional challenge to already overstressed healthcare talent.
Legislative challenges will likely test the rule. And its impact will extend across the healthcare sector, prompting employers to adjust to even more difficult conditions in the coming year.
Key Findings:
12,000 RNs and 77,000 aids will be
needed to meet new US mandates.
64% of surveyed nurses experience verbal abuse.
The global nurse shortage of 4.5 million
is projected through 2035.
