The Contingent Nursing Workforce during COVID-19: Implications for Policy and Administration | OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing.
COVID-19 exposed significant supply issues and operating challenges in hospital labor markets. Travel contingent workers, both local and out-of-state, are utilized by healthcare facilities to fill gaps in full-time staffing during periods of increased patient demand or labor shortages. Registered nu...
| Published in: | Online Journal of Issues in Nursing Vol. 29; no. 2 |
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American Nurses Association
May2024
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