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Best Practices for Recruiting Advanced Practice Professionals in 2025 The shortage of advanced practice professionals (APPs), including nurse practitioners (NPs), physician associates (PAs), nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists, has only intensified in 2025. While demand across all healthcare roles remains high, recruiting and retaining APPs has become especially urgent
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RN & Advanced Practice Turnover Rates and the Hidden Costs in 2025 The nursing workforce crisis in the United States continues into 2025. Healthcare systems are navigating rising turnover among both registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice providers (APPs), while the national nurse vacancy rate remains stubbornly high. Most hospital
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How to Become a Registered Nurse (RN) in 2025 If you're drawn to a career that blends compassion, science, and impact, becoming a registered nurse might be your ideal path. In 2025, the demand for skilled RNs remains high across the United States, with over 3.2 million
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A Healthy Community Depends on Great Nurses The United States is facing a critical staffing crisis in healthcare. Despite healthcare becoming the largest employment sector in the country, we are moving toward a projected shortfall of over 1 million nurses by 2025. While demand for care continues rising, the supply
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7 Strategies to Accelerate Permanent Nurse Hiring in 2025 Hospitals in 2025 are still facing a serious nursing shortage, with the American Nurses Association projecting a shortfall of over 1 million registered nurses by the end of the year. Despite improvements in travel nurse availability and temporary staffing, the long-term
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In 2025, travel nurse salaries have experienced a downward trend, prompting some registered nurses who previously transitioned from permanent positions to higher-paying travel roles to reconsider and return to their original staff jobs.This phenomenon, often referred to as 'boomerang nurses,' is influenced by the appeal of improved
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📈 States with Increased Travel Nursing Pay Despite the overall national decline, a few states reported increases in travel nurse salaries in April 2025: * Rhode Island: Experienced a 3.8% increase, with average weekly pay rising from $2,413 to $2,504. * Texas: Saw a 3.2% increase, with wages rising
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February 2025 Travel RN Wage Trends by State As February 2025 closed, the U.S. healthcare system continued to adjust to life post-pandemic, with most health systems now operating under updated protocols and funding models. Since the formal conclusion of the federal Public Health Emergency last year, COVID-19 hospitalizations have
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February 2025 Travel Nursing Wage Trends by State After three years of staffing volatility, February 2025 brought a new inflection point. COVID-related hospitalizations dropped sharply, with a 71% decrease in cases mid-month, bringing the national daily average to its lowest level since Christmas 2024. This trend continued into early March,
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February 2025 Travel Nursing Salary Trends by State Travel nurse pay continued its gradual decline in February 2025, as the national average weekly rate dropped to $2,398, down from $2,409 in January. This 0.5% decrease reflects a slight acceleration in the trend seen over the last several
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April 2025 Travel Nurse Wage Trends: Widespread Declines Despite COVID Surge As April 2025 came to a close, travel nurse wages dropped across nearly every U.S. state, even as COVID-19 cases began to rise again after two months of steady decline. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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2025 Guide to Becoming an Outstanding Nurse Mentor Think back to your first shift as a new nurse. The nerves. The information overload. The fear of making a mistake. In 2025, the stakes are higher, the pace is faster, and new nurses enter an environment that demands both clinical skill