JCAHO issues call-to-action over nursing shortage.
The issue of nursing shortages, of course, is not new. But, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations notes in a newly released white paper that the problem is not likely to improve any time soon unless radical changes are implemented at the cultural, workplace, educational, and leadership levels.
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