Clinical Process Outsourcing: The Future of Healthcare
The U.S. is expected to need 1.2 million additional registered nurses by 2030 and the healthcare industry anticipates a struggle to fill those roles. Some of those struggles are compounded [...]
Nurse Staffing
3 Things You Need to Know About Nurse Bullying
Nurses eat their young. Chances are, you’ve heard this phrase before. And if you’re a nurse, you’ve not only heard this phrase, but you’ve probably seen it play out [...]
The COVID-19 Vaccine and Immigration – What You Need to Know
As of October 1, the CDC is requiring that all nurses that are going to an embassy interview have the COVID-19 vaccine. All foreign nationals must submit proof of the [...]
How Foreign Clinicians Improve U.S. Healthcare
If more nurses and other healthcare workers leave the profession, what happens to patients? The difficulty in retaining healthcare workers during a prolonged nursing shortage keeps this question top of [...]
Five Ways to Conquer Time Management as a Nurse
While you may have mastered time management in nursing school, the day-to-day of being a nurse in a hospital is an entirely new challenge. Not only are you constantly pulled [...]
Self-Care for Nurses during and after a Pandemic
We’re a few months into 2021 and have seen high adoption rates and efficacy for the COVID-19 vaccines. But as you’re well aware, especially if you’re in healthcare, the battle [...]
How Shearwater Places Nurses in U.S. Hospitals
If you’re a foreign nurse considering working in a U.S. hospital, there are many steps to complete in the immigration process with the help of an employer sponsor. You can [...]
Why Nurses Were Furloughed During a Pandemic
A Nurse Shortage vs Nurses Furloughed As the U.S. battled the COVID-19 pandemic, government officials and hospital administrators stressed their growing need for nurses, especially early on, in places like [...]
According to Nurses: How Hospitals Responded to COVID-19 [Infographic]
When U.S. hospitals were beginning to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals around the world were also preparing for and handling the virus as it hit their countries. As a [...]
The Impact of International Nurses on U.S. Hospitals
Why Hospitals Recruit Foreign Nurses Most are familiar with the U.S. nursing shortage, and we’ve written about the statistics in the past. This shortage drives some hospitals to work with [...]
How We Help Nurses Meet EB3 Visa Requirements
It’s never been more crucial to understand EB3 visa requirements. Across the U.S., doctors and nurses are overwhelmed with patients suffering from COVID-19, and experts estimate 1 in 8 nursing [...]
Flatten the Curve – Is It Necessary?
Our current goal as a nation is to "flatten the curve." Government and Healthcare leaders across the U.S. are implementing more stringent social distancing guidelines and policies daily, all in [...]
8 U.S. Nursing Myths Explained
Shearwater Nurse Leaders, Melissa Lacy and Jenny Altman, recently sat down over a cup of coffee to discuss U.S. nursing myths. We wanted to capture this insightful conversation on video [...]