Why This Hospital Nursing Shortage Is Different

The US is in the midst of a serious major shortage of registered nurses. This shortage will culminate in the largest deficit of hospital nurses at a time when the demand for their services will be the greatest. This article describes the quantitative dimensions of the emerging nursing shortage and d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2002-12, Vol.288 (21), p.2742-2744
Hauptverfasser:	Berliner, Howard S, Ginzberg, Eli
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Education, Nursing Health participants Humans Job Satisfaction Medical sciences Nurses Nursing Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology Nursing Staff, Hospital - supply & distribution Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Retirement Shortages United States
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Zusammenfassung:	The US is in the midst of a serious major shortage of registered nurses. This shortage will culminate in the largest deficit of hospital nurses at a time when the demand for their services will be the greatest. This article describes the quantitative dimensions of the emerging nursing shortage and discusses policy solutions currently advanced for dealing with the problem.
ISSN:	0098-7484 1538-3598
DOI:	10.1001/jama.288.21.2742