by Robert Wingo, BSN, RN-BC | Apr 10, 2023 | Demystifying Understaffing, Nurse Staffing and Scheduling, Nursing, Nursing FTE Budgets, Nursing Informatics, Nursing Innovation, Nursing Shortage, Understaffing
In my previous blog post titled “Flawed Nursing Budget Process Increases Understaffing Risk,” I shed light on the issue of a flawed non-productive FTE budget calculation and its impact on staffing capacity in nursing. However, my research and recent discoveries...
by Robert Wingo, BSN, RN-BC | Mar 15, 2023 | Demystifying Understaffing, Nurse Staffing and Scheduling, Nursing, Nursing Education, Nursing Informatics, Nursing Innovation, Nursing Shortage, Public Policy, Technology, Understaffing
Implementing nurse-to-patient ratios has recently gained renewed interest due to concerns about nurse understaffing, burnout, patient safety, and quality of care. Research has shown that patient outcomes can suffer when too many patients are assigned to a single...
by Robert Wingo, BSN, RN-BC | Jan 27, 2023 | Demystifying Understaffing, Nurse Staffing and Scheduling, Nursing, Nursing FTE Budgets, Nursing Informatics, Nursing Shortage, Podcast, Understaffing
How would you like to earn a CE by listening to a podcast about the nursing shortage, understaffing, burnout, and some solutions and strategies for fixing these problems? As a bonus, you will learn some interesting details about the nursing shortage, how nursing...
by Robert Wingo, BSN, RN-BC | Nov 7, 2022 | Demystifying Understaffing, Nurse Staffing and Scheduling, Nursing, Nursing FTE Budgets, Nursing Informatics, Nursing Informatics Theory, Nursing Shortage, Understaffing
In the Fall of 2021, the Maryland Hospital Association launched the Task Force On Maryland’s Future Health Workforce to address the growing healthcare workforce crisis in the state. The Task Force reported a 25% RN vacancy rate, an expected shortfall of 13,800...
by Robert Wingo, BSN, RN-BC | Aug 17, 2022 | Demystifying Understaffing, Nurse Staffing and Scheduling, Nursing, Nursing FTE Budgets, Nursing Informatics, Nursing Innovation, Nursing Shortage, Understaffing
Recent reports and studies have continued to raise the alarm about the escalating nurse understaffing crisis, its impact on the mental health and well-being of nurses, and the adverse effects understaffing is having on patient care and patient outcomes.[1]Trusted...
