The Future of the Nursing Workforce in the United States: Data, Trends and Implications

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	The Future of the Nursing Workforce in the United States: Data, Trends and Implications Peter Buerhaus, Douglas O. Staiger, ... Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2008 - 312 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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The Future of the Nursing Workforce in the United States provides a timely, comprehensive, and integrated body of data supported by rich discussion of the forces shaping the nursing workforce in the United States. Using plain, jargon-free language, the book identifies, explains, and describes the key changes in the current nursing workforce (such as the increasing age of RNs) and provides forecasts and insights about what is likely to develop in the future. This reference offers an in-depth discussion of specific policy options to help employers, educators, and policymakers design and implement actions aimed at strengthening the current and future RN workforce. The only book of its kind, this renowned author team presents extensive data, exhibits and tables on the nurse labor market, how the composition of the workforce is evolving, and changes occurring in the work environment where nurses practice.

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"The Future of the Nursing Workforce in the U.S." Buerhaus, Staiger and Auerbach,

I just finished this very interesting book "The Future of the Nursing Workforce in the U.S." Buerhaus, Staiger and Auerbach, copyright 2009. The authors make the point that the reason the nursing shortage to date has not been as severe is because of 2 factors: the increase in immigrant nurse graduates and the tail end of the baby boomers who entered nursing school in their 30s and 40s - this 2nd group was large enough because the entire cohort of the boomers was in general so large. The prediction now is that for sure in 2015 there will be another nursing shortage of 300-500,000 nurses nationwide. They note that the cohort of students planning or entering nursing school now, particularly those seeking ADN education, are from the 1970s or Gen X group and they are doing so at higher rates than predicted. Since that cohort was not as large as the boomer cohort in sheer numbers, however, it still will not alleviate the looming shortage. There are some ideas at the end about how best to address this problem and I really appreciated the focus on abandoning ratios and allowing the nurses who give the care to patients to decide how much time is needed to be effective. That way this will be a career choice that is much more Attractive. I was disappointed in their assessment (limited) of how universal coverage will affect the profession.

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