title: The nursing shortage: why is it happening?
authors.affiliation: SSM Health Care, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Steve_Barney@ssmhc.com
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Barney
mesh_terms: D006280:Health Workforce / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014481:United States