New data shows there is a nurse retention crisis, not a nurse shortage
May 26, 2026
May 26, 2026
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 26 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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New data shows there is a nurse retention crisis, not a nurse shortage
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Nearly 1.15 million registered nurses (RNs) with active licenses are not working as nurses, announced National Nurses United (NNU), the nation's largest union of registered nurses. NNU reached this number by comparing the latest Bureau of Labor Statisti . . .
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New data shows there is a nurse retention crisis, not a nurse shortage
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Nearly 1.15 million registered nurses (RNs) with active licenses are not working as nurses, announced National Nurses United (NNU), the nation's largest union of registered nurses. NNU reached this number by comparing the latest Bureau of Labor Statisti . . .
