The Decreasing Supply of Registered Nurses: Inevitable Future or Call to Action?

The future of US health care increasingly pivots on a sufficient supply of appropriately educated and skilled professional registered nurses (RNs). Bednash discusses the aging of the RN workforce and details the need for reforms in nursing education, credentialing mechanisms and work environments in...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2000-06, Vol.283 (22), p.2985-2987
Main Author: Bednash, Geraldine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Education
Education, Nursing - trends
Health Workforce - trends
Nurses
Nurses - supply & distribution
Occupational choice
Professional recruitment
United States
Workforce
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Summary:The future of US health care increasingly pivots on a sufficient supply of appropriately educated and skilled professional registered nurses (RNs). Bednash discusses the aging of the RN workforce and details the need for reforms in nursing education, credentialing mechanisms and work environments in order to provide potential nursing students with an attractive and rewarding career option.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.283.22.2985