The Recent Surge In Nurse Employment: Causes And Implications
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- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- Published by Health Affairs (Project Hope) in Health Affairs
- Vol. 28 (Supplement) , w657-w668
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.28.4.w657
Abstract
Registered nurse (RN) employment has increased during the current recession, and we may soon see an end to the decade-long nurse shortage. This would give hospitals welcome relief and an opportunity to strengthen the nurse workforce by addressing issues associated with an increasingly older and foreign-born workforce. The recent increase in employment is also improving projections of the future supply of RNs, yet large shortages are still expected in the next decade. Until nursing education capacity is increased, future imbalances in the nurse labor market will be unavoidable.Keywords
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