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The number of younger nurses (ages 23 to 26) has increased, and should offset the mass retirement of nurses that is expected to occur between now and the year 2020.
to make nursing more attractive to younger people. As a result, the number of younger nurses (ages 23 to 26) has grown significantly. This is expected to help offset the mass retirement of nurses that is expected to occur between now and 2020. At the same time, more people are entering the profession later in their careers as a result of the proliferation of two- year and accelerated nursing programs that were developed largely to attract people from other fields.
Nursing educators will be in demand as well. Nursing-program faculty will be among the retirees who will leave the profession over the next decade, and there is expected to be a shortage of nurse educators to take their places. In hospitals, nurses will continue to rely on texting to relay messages or provide information to doctors. Technology — in the form of digital textbooks, mobile- phone applications that access drug information, and simulated online clinics — will continue to alter how nursing students learn.
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Did you know?
The American Red Cross, one of the most distinguished humanitarian organizations in the world, traces its history back to the 19th century. In 1881, former American Civil War nurse Clara Barton and her circle of acquaintances founded the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. That idea was inspired by a postwar visit Barton made to Europe, where she first encountered the International Red Cross. Though many women did not work outside the home during Barton’s era, the Massachusetts-born nurse would serve as the head of the American Red Cross for 23 years, during which time she aided the United States military in the Spanish- American War.
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population and the increase in the number of medical procedures done on an outpatient basis or in homes.
Hospitals will increasingly require registered nurses to have four-year degrees. Many hospitals have begun hiring only those nurses with Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees, or providing incentives for their
employees with two-year associate degrees to return to school to earn their BSNs. Similarly, many nurses with bachelor’s degrees are heading back to the classroom to become master’s- degree-level nurse practitioners.
Nurses are getting younger and older. During the past decade, a variety of efforts has been made