Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services: News and Research on Nurses

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Study examines trends tied to surge in health care jobs

Careers in health care have long been seen as sure bets, especially given growing numbers of older Americans. There's fresh evidence, courtesy of Stanford economist Neale Mahoney, for just how much those jobs are paying off.

No evidence of decision fatigue found among nurses

Difficult decisions, such as those made by health care professionals every day, can be stressful and mentally demanding. Some past psychology studies suggest that making these hard decisions can adversely impact people's ...

Female nurses face significant gender pay gap

Despite making up nearly 90% of the workforce in the health care industry, female nurses were still faced with a pay gap of between 4% to 13% when compared with their male counterparts.

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