What is causing the current nursing shortage?

Mounting stress from the COVID-19 pandemic, an aging workforce, and diminished resources to educate the nurses of tomorrow have caused the current nursing shortage. While there are a lot of factors pushing the nursing shortage, it all comes down to the fact that way more nurses are leaving the industry than entering.

The pressures of the job are making the field less appealing to the new generation. Plus, most nurses today are over the age of 50 and planning to retire over the next ten years.