Tag: Nurse Shortage

US pauses green card applications for foreign nurses

Editor's Note The US State Department will not accept any more applications for green cards for foreign nurses this year, and only applications that were submitted by June 2022 will be processed until the backlog eases, the April 24 Becker’s Clinical Leadership & Infection Control reports. Current green card processing…

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By: Judy Mathias
April 24, 2023
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Perioperative workforce 2023: Focus on ASC

Leaders of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) continue to face many challenges in 2023, with staffing at the top of the list. OR Manager wanted to know more about what ASC leaders on the frontlines are experiencing related to the workforce and what strategies they are using (or plan to use)…

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By: Cynthia Saver, MS, RN
April 24, 2023
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Health systems add additional training, educational resources for nursing, perioperative staff

Editor's Note Training and retention of staff is a top priority among healthcare leaders today, as increased healthcare demand and staff shortages continue to affect facilities across the country. Most recently, Geisinger, as well as Lutheran Medical Center and  Houston Methodist Hospital have introduced and expanded educational and cross-training programs…

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By: Lindsay Botts
April 20, 2023
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