RWJ Foundation | Nurses Can't Care for Us if We Don't Care for Them

Published on May 20, 2023

After two years of a pandemic, nurses are more stressed and burned out than ever, and too many are leaving the profession. RWJ Foundation discusses the systemic changes needed to truly support nurses. 

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Boston Globe | Mass. hospitals turn to controversial labor practices to stretch beleaguered staff

May 20, 2023
With staffing shortages plaguing every part of the health care system, nurses say some hospitals have turned to controversial methods to stretch their existing personnel, from mandating on-call shifts to increasing the number of days nurses must work. According to reports filed with the Department of Public Health, several hospitals have turned to mandatory overtime, which requires nurses to stay

NYT | According to Medical Guidelines, Your Doctor Needs a 27-Hour Workday

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