Friday, July 13, 2007

Another great article on the "State of the Nursing Workforce"

State of the Registered Nurse Workforce in the United States from Nursing Economics by
Peter I. Buerhaus; Karen Donelan; Beth T. Ulrich; Linda Norman; Robert Dittus is a comprehensive look into the issues that surround the nursing shortage. The authors did an excellent job in highlighting issues and the tables in section 2, " Aging of the RN Workforce" list excellent strategies. Take a look, it is time well spent. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/525650

5 comments:

Mary Lou said...

Very interesting article. Tuition reimbersement is a relative term s we have discovered. No mention as to the percentage of reimbersement that was considered advantageous as an incentive. Adding school to an already stressed community should also have financial rewards upon completion to encourage participation in scholarly endeavors.

Chris said...

Interesting article, I like the MedScape site, they have many articles to offer. I diito MaryLou's comment regarding tuition reimbursement. More dollars need to be added to the entire scholarly community, not jusy through tuition reimbursement. Professors spend a great deal of time and money on their education, and then go teach. They too should see a better financial reward. Thanks for the article!

posted by JoAnn said...

I have shown the nursing staff how to log on and view our blogs. They were impressed with your video and the information about our crisis in nursing.

Catherine said...

continued fabulous research Linda, you are creating a comprehensive site.

mcdj74 said...

I'm a member of Medscape as well. They have great articles on Ultrasound and the new imaging trends. They have some really great stuff and this is a very good article~