difficulty to hire new staff means hospitals need some drastic measures to address these RN shortages.
In 2023, three quarters of hospitals in the U.S. reported a registered nurse vacancy rate higher than ten percent. According to this survey, only five percent of hospitals had 95 percent or more of their RN positions filled. A high vacancy rate plus Vacancy rate of registered nurses in hospitals in the United States in 2023, by vacancy range
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NSI nursing solutions. (March 1, 2023). Vacancy rate of registered nurses in hospitals in the United States in 2023, by vacancy range [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251419/vacancy-rate-of-registered-nurses-in-hospitals-in-the-united-states/
NSI nursing solutions. "Vacancy rate of registered nurses in hospitals in the United States in 2023, by vacancy range." Chart. March 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251419/vacancy-rate-of-registered-nurses-in-hospitals-in-the-united-states/
NSI nursing solutions. (2023). Vacancy rate of registered nurses in hospitals in the United States in 2023, by vacancy range. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251419/vacancy-rate-of-registered-nurses-in-hospitals-in-the-united-states/
NSI nursing solutions. "Vacancy Rate of Registered Nurses in Hospitals in The United States in 2023, by Vacancy Range." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251419/vacancy-rate-of-registered-nurses-in-hospitals-in-the-united-states/
NSI nursing solutions, Vacancy rate of registered nurses in hospitals in the United States in 2023, by vacancy range Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251419/vacancy-rate-of-registered-nurses-in-hospitals-in-the-united-states/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Vacancy rate of registered nurses in hospitals in the United States in 2023, by vacancy range [Graph], NSI nursing solutions, March 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251419/vacancy-rate-of-registered-nurses-in-hospitals-in-the-united-states/