McKnight's Long-Term Care News Guest Column: A Nursing Emergency
McKnight's Long-Term Care News has published a guest column by JAHF President Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN FAAN, on "A Nursing Emergency," addressing solutions for nursing shortages.
Dr. Fulmer talks about the national nursing shortage, but notes that we already have the solutions to address this and discusses how doing so is critical for age-friendly care. The article lays out a range of solutions including, "Health systems can implement staff- and data-driven flexible staffing plans to ensure the right mix of clinicians are available at any given time, increase salaries and offer bonuses, create safer workplace practices, and ensure nurse leadership is supportive of their staff, providing a safe, affirming environment with shared goals."
Read the op-ed.
