title: Nurse/physician collaboration: solving the nursing shortage crisis.
abstract: This summary article discusses the status of the nursing shortage in the United States, with emphasis on successful strategies to address it. Liaisons between the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and the Society for Critical Care Medicine, as well as with the American College of Cardiology, are highlighted, with primary emphasis on the strategy of nurse-physician collaboration.
authors.affiliation: Heart Institute, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, FL 32308.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010560:Personnel Selection; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D012938:Social Perception; D000078329:Workforce