title: What does a military nursing shortage mean to us?
abstract: The current nursing shortage makes U.S. military medical readiness questionable. Legislative initiatives for attracting nurses to the military and reserves are being employed. In spite of these efforts, plans are underway to draft nurses during a military emergency.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Finfgeld
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008888:Military Nursing / Q000193:education; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce