title: Study predicts shortage of RNs as nursing workforce ages.
abstract: Data Benchmarks: A new study shows the decline in younger women choosing nursing as a career during the last 20 years has been a major factor in the aging of the RN workforce. The researchers predict a worsening shortage unless the trend is reversed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014481:United States