title: Simultaneous strategies for solving the nursing shortage.
abstract: An overview of the nursing employment system is presented: recruitment, education, hospital careers, licensure, compensation, and alternative careers. Simultaneous changes in pay and licensure/education are advocated for developing a career structure attractive to contemporary workers.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California School of Public Administration Programs, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Friss
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000639:trends; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000639:trends; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States