title: Data sources to estimate local area supply and demand for nurses.
abstract: This paper examines existing data sources that can be used to estimate the local supply and demand for registered nurses (RNs). An analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of these data is provided.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing, New York University, NY 10012, USA.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Kovner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reimers
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D018401:Sample Size; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D014481:United States