Analysis of the Nursing Workforce Crisis: A Call to Action

In our integrative review of reports on the health care workforce shortage, we examined 15 reports that focused primarily on nursing and were conducted by various stakeholders. We studied these reports objectively, identifying problems and solutions as described by the authors, which we then categor...

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Published in:The American journal of nursing 2003-04, Vol.103 (4), p.66-74
Main Authors: Bleich, Michael R., Hewlett, Peggy O., Santos, R., Rice, Rebecca B., Cox, Karen S., Richmeier, Sheila
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical nursing research
Health care organizations
Health care policy
Health Planning
Health Policy
Humans
Leadership
Medical personnel
Medically underserved areas
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Organizational Innovation
Personnel Management
Recommendations
Registered nurses
Shortages
Thematic analysis
United States
USA
Workforce
Workforce planning
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Summary:In our integrative review of reports on the health care workforce shortage, we examined 15 reports that focused primarily on nursing and were conducted by various stakeholders. We studied these reports objectively, identifying problems and solutions as described by the authors, which we then categorized by theme. We found problems at both the national and institutional levels and noted that the reports contained similar problem and solution "themes." Yet we also found gaps between these—some problems had no solutions and some solutions didn't address any of the suggested problems. Gaps occurred among problems and solutions listed in the following theme categories: demand, health care economics, workforce planning, research and data support, and technology. We present the results of our analysis and our recommendations to the federal government and national organizations, to institutions, and to nurses. These recommendations don't provide a comprehensive strategy for averting the nursing shortage, but they do offer a basis upon which one may be created.
ISSN:0002-936X
1538-7488
DOI:10.1097/00000446-200304000-00025