Scales, Laura
(2023)
The Cost of Agency Nursing: A Conceptual Analysis and Potential Path Forward.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated nursing labor trends. Nurses facing difficult working conditions and increased demand for their labor retired or joined nursing agencies. Prior to the pandemic, agency nurses were hired by healthcare institutions to fill critical, short-term staffing needs. Agency nurses are now employed for routine, long-term contracts resulting in higher operational costs and reduced profitability. Staff nurses frustrated by low compensation and poor work environments chose agency contracts for higher salaries and increased flexibility. Institutions, with legal obligations to meet safe staffing requirements, have little choice but to hire agency at these high prices. To address this staffing shortfall, the supply of Foreign Educated Nurses (FENs) should be increased. Nursing programs should be incentivized to expand. Nurses need support and proper compensation to become educators in these programs. If these issues are not addressed, healthcare institutions will continue to pay the high costs associated with agency nursing.
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| Item Type: |
Other Thesis, Dissertation, or Long Paper
(Master's Thesis)
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Contributors: |
| Contribution | Contributors Name | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Committee Chair | Drake, Coleman | cdrake@pitt.edu | cdrake | UNSPECIFIED | | Committee Member | Dierkes, Andrew | amd323@pitt.edu | amd323 | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Date: |
11 May 2023 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Submission Date: |
9 April 2023 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
29 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Public Health > Health Policy & Management |
| Degree: |
MHA - Master of Health Administration |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Economics, nurse staffing challenges, travel nursing |
| Date Deposited: |
11 May 2023 18:21 |
| Last Modified: |
11 May 2023 18:21 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/44472 |
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