Health care employers are using creative strategies to attract and retain registered nurses amidst the current shortage of nurses in the workforce. State officials are predicting that the shortage will get a lot worse before it gets better. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Commerce, there will be a shortage of 3100 hospital nurses in the next five years. The figure does not take into account the unfilled spots in clinics, long-term care facilities, physicians’ offices, schools, and home … Read the rest