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2023 Trends for Nursing Learning & Development Efforts

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What are nursing educators, instructors, and enterprise L&D leaders thinking as we head into 2023? In this article, Catalyst Learning reflects on well-cited nursing trends (staffing shortages, informatics, retention, need for leadership pipelines, etc.) and what we hear on-the-ground from nurse educators to understand and describe four priorities for NLD efforts in 2023. CNOs/Educators Think…

Nursing Shortage Solutions: What Health Systems Can Do Right Now

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Understanding the Nursing Shortage and What’s Driving It Nursing shortage solutions have become one of the most urgent priorities in health care. The U.S. nursing workforce has been under pressure for years, but a combination of factors — an aging RN workforce approaching retirement, a nursing education pipeline that can’t keep pace with demand, and…

Creating a Culture of Connection

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This health system newsletter is a summary of Catalyst Learning’s webinar entitled “Creating a Culture of Connection: Proven Strategies for Success.”  To watch the webinar, click here. The 2022 workplace is being reshaped with a lens toward how the employer-employee relationship is changing.  Workers are questioning their career choices, and employers are asking themselves what…

Hospital First-Level Supervisors: Did COVID-19 Expose Weakness?

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First-level supervisors/managers in U.S. health systems have many things demanding their attention each day. And that is during “normal” times! The 2020–21 virus pandemic created more challenges for managers in care delivery organizations, including inadequate capacity, supply shortages, and adjusting workforce capacity to cope with changing needs and patient demand. Even before the pandemic, many…

Geisinger (PA) Builds Career Pipelines for Individual Contributors

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Geisinger is a regional care provider in 45 Pennsylvania counties, spanning central and northeastern PA. More than 1 million patients are cared for at the health system’s 9 hospitals and numerous clinics and outpatient facilities. Geisinger has a history of leading through trauma and trying times. Its very first hospital opened ahead of schedule in…