1/ More than a million nurses will leave the workforce by 2026, according to a recent estimate. Meanwhile, demand will keep rising. California and New York are both expected to face a shortage of more than 500,000 nurses. qz.com/2072332/the-us…
2/ A survey by ShiftMed found that 49% of its nurses are somewhat likely to quit the field in the next two years. Overall, 76% of nurses said they felt the desire to help others wasn’t enough to keep them in the job. qz.com/2075945/higher…
3/ Nearly 60% of nurses said they would not leave their jobs if they had higher salaries, and nearly as many (54%) said they would stay if their workplace had a larger staff, which would allow for better shifts and higher quality of care for patients. qz.com/2075945/higher…
4/ Increased staffing isn’t easy to provide in the current shortage, nor is higher pay. This is especially true for independent hospitals in rural areas, which often lack the financial resources to hire more staff. qz.com/2075945/higher…
5/ An increasing number of nurses are leaving full-time jobs that pay regular wages to join staffing agencies. The agency brokers shifts with 1,000 hospitals around the country, connecting nurses with hospitals with staffing shortages. qz.com/2057130/a-trav…
6/ Not only are rural hospitals struggling to compete with wealthier competitors to attract new nurses, but they risk losing their own staff to those offering better wages. Read more: qz.com/2075945/higher…
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1/ Food in the US is getting more expensive, and that’s largely being driven by rising beef prices. In the past year, the consumer price index for food rose 0.9%, while the index for beef rose 17.6%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. qz.com/2074615/why-is…
2/ Covid-19 outbreaks forced meatpacking facilities to shut down, reducing beef production. Labor shortages have also slowed down production, from the food workers processing the beef to the truck drivers transporting it. qz.com/2074615/why-is…
3/ The ongoing supply chain challenges such as rising freight rates are also affecting meat production. Rising corn and soy prices, which make the feed for livestock more expensive, factor into the soaring beef prices. qz.com/2074615/why-is…
1/ In just nine months, 2021 broke all records for US startup funding, by a towering margin. US startups raised roughly $240 billion as of Sept. 30, dwarfing 2020’s full-year total of $166 billion. qz.com/2074714/2021-h…
2/ Lately, startups have been listing on the US stock market at sky-high valuations, delivering huge returns for their early investors. Meanwhile, a greater number of nontraditional early-stage funders have been lured into the startup market. qz.com/2074714/2021-h…
3/ Much of the funding in 2021 has gone to tech startups. Tech is one of the few sectors still delivering massive returns amid inflation fears, supply-chain chaos, and economic disruptions. qz.com/2074714/2021-h…
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1/ Publishers are warning sellers and consumers that supply chain issues have forced a major slowdown in book production and threaten a shortage of certain titles for the rest of the year. qz.com/2059755/book-p…
2/ One issue is that more people want physical copies of books these days, says Bookazine president of sales Cindy Raiton. Publishers saw print sales jump 18.5% in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period last year. qz.com/2059755/book-p…
3/ The route from printer to the bookstore is currently fraught with bottlenecks. Port congestion, lack of shipping containers, a shortage of dockworkers, and trucking staffing problems are impeding the movement of books from warehouses to stores. qz.com/2060418/why-ar…
1/ As the pandemic continues to ravage parts of the US with low vaccination and high transmission rates, healthcare providers don't just have to deal with a lack of intensive care beds and ventilators, but with a severe lack of nurses. qz.com/2057130/a-trav…
2/ Between the higher demand of an aging population, often excessive workloads, and limited training opportunities, the nation was going to face a significant lack of nurses even prior to Covid-19. qz.com/1940153/how-a-…
3/ The pandemic has added a new element to the generally high turnover: Even nurses who aren’t leaving the workforce are quitting their full-time jobs, joining agencies that will send them as contractors where they are needed. qz.com/2057130/a-trav…
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