Here are the five most-read workforce stories reported by Becker's Hospital Review in 2018:
1. 5 of the biggest issues nurses face today
Nurses are crucial to all healthcare environments and take pride in the care they provide each day. But nurses also face many challenges in today's complex healthcare environment.
2. 31 interview questions for nurses — and how to answer them
Here are 31 interview questions for nurses, along with tips on how to answer them, as featured on Nurse.org.
3. Analysis: US projected to face shortages of these 6 healthcare occupations by 2025
Here are six healthcare jobs projected to experience supply gaps by 2025.
4. Which medical specialties are in greatest demand?
Here are the medical specialties most in demand, based on growth in physician job postings between 2017 and 2018.
5. Why physician burnout jumped to 54% over 3 years
Physician burnout increased from 45.5 percent to 54.4 percent between 2011 and 2014, according to an article in the American Journal of Medicine. The article's authors, physician researchers at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, said they found this is not because physicians are depressed or less content at home, but rather they are not as happy at work.
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