Amid violence against healthcare workers, hospitals, health systems and states across the U.S. are working to address the issue. These efforts range from appointing "workplace violence coordinators" to holding a gun violence prevention forum.
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Most college graduates are underemployed, with 52% employed in jobs that don't typically require a bachelor's degree one year after graduation and many of them staying with those jobs for at least a decade.
Healthcare systems are continuously competing for the same shrinking talent pool. Apprenticeships solve employers’ worker shortages by attracting promising, diverse candidates to the healthcare field.
Some employers are sunsetting annual performance reviews in favor of regular, daily feedback — a trend experts predict will become increasingly prevalent, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 22.
CMS is asking employees to spend more time in the office, Politico reported Feb. 22.
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More companies are moving to tear the "paper ceiling" by removing degree requirements from job postings that could be done without them. But there's been more talk than progress, according to a recent Harvard Business School report.
Among all U.S. states, Tennessee has the highest number of jobs for nurse practitioners per 1,000 jobs in the state, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The gig economy is gaining momentum, and more than one-third of clinicians are taking advantage.
Legislation introduced in Oregon aims to address violence against hospital workers, according to The Lund Report.
Amid worsening reports of violence and burnout, more than 8 in 10 clinicians agree that their state should have laws governing staff-to-patient ratios, according to a recent survey.