Lawmakers lobby for $10 million to fund nursing education to address the nursing shortage. But, the issue is nursing retention. Nurses experiencing burnout are leaving the profession in drones. The real issues like moral injury and workplace violence must be made, while offering remote nurse options for nurses as good alternatives to the bedside.

“Burnout” is a buzzword flooding research, articles and social media with most interventions focused on self care. Spoiler alert - no bubble bath can fix the toxicity found at the bedside. What’s a nurse to do?