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Mar 2022
46m 22s

The Sunday Read: ‘Nurses Have Finally Le...

The New York Times
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Demand for traveling nurses skyrocketed during the pandemic. In March 2020, there were over 12,000 job opportunities for traveling nurses, but by early December of that year, the number had grown to more than 30,000 open positions. Lauren Hilgers details the experiences of America’s traveling nurses and questions whether this “boom” will continue. Myriad fa ... Show More
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