The lack of qualified nurses in the health care industry didn’t start in 2020, but the pandemic certainly didn’t help by straining an already shorthanded and overburdened workforce. Last year, the Louisiana Health Works Commission estimated that only 4,478 of the state’s projected 10,660 registered nurse positions will be filled by 2030, leaving a shortfall
Addressing the nursing shortage
The pandemic forced hospitals to embrace new solutions to a long-standing nursing shortage.
