(Aging Untold)- Oregon faces a nursing crisis that experts say stems not from a lack of licensed nurses, but from workplace conditions that drive healthcare workers away from frontline positions.

The U.S. will see nearly 200,000 job openings for registered nurses each year until 2032, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Higher nurse-to-patient ratios can increase the likelihood of errors and decrease patient satisfaction, researchers at Ohio University found.