Stacey Kram, DNP, RN-BC, CCRN, PCCN, is a new addition to the School of Health Sciences at American Public University, serving in both academics and health outreach. Dr. Kram completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice at Salisbury University and has been a nurse for 15 years, and in education for nine years. Her clinical experience is primarily care of the critically ill adult and their families. Prior to joining APUS, Dr. Kram worked as a nurse manager for a novice nurse residency program within a community hospital system on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Dr. Kram also served in the Army Reserve Nurse Corp as a first lieutenant with the 2290th USAH at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for three years.
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
When we discuss the impending shortage of qualified nurses, we contemplate the effect this shortage will have on direct patient care and staffing. Lost in the discussion, however, is the fact that 75 percent of nurse leaders — the baby boomers — will retire by the year 2020. Who will be prepared to take their places?
