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As RNs Retire, Drain on Intellectual Knowledge Looms

Posted by Sally Watkins, PhD, RN | Published: June 30, 2008

Nursing professionals have talked a lot about the aging nursing workforce and the looming catastrophic shortage of nurses that will emerge as more baby boomers retire. At a New Jersey Association of Healthcare Recruiters (NJAHR) Executive Leadership Conference, on April 18 in Princeton, N.J., attendees learned the impending nursing shortage brings other equally critical concerns.
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The Value of RNs – How Can We Communicate our Economic Worth

Posted by Sally Watkins, PhD, RN | Published: September 30, 2007

Any discussion of economics and economic valuing in what now is a globally connected health care delivery system is daunting talk, particularly to those among us who might prefer a focus on the art and science of care giving. Yet the nursing discipline is embedded in, and central to any discussion on the economic valuing [...]

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