Sharp increase in rehiring of retired nurses in N.L. underscores recruitment and retention problems: union

AI Briefing

• – Retired nurses are being rehired at a rate of 1,023 per year in Newfoundland and Labrador to address a severe nursing shortage.
• – The province is struggling to retain new nurses, with six retired nurses working in the province a decade ago compared to 253 today.
• – The sharp increase in rehiring of retired nurses highlights the urgent need for solutions to the province's nursing recruitment and retention issues.