title: Embracing diversity.
abstract: It is imperative that nursing professionals are proactive, as well as creative, when addressing overall nursing workforce planning and the nursing shortage. The profession must take a comprehensive look at what is currently available to manage an increasingly complex health care system that manages care for more acutely ill and chronically ill/impaired patients. Being proactive, open-minded, and flexible may help nurses make strides in increased staffing of all of our health care agencies. Embracing a more diverse workforce is one powerful mechanism toward that goal.
authors.affiliation: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Reiss
mesh_terms: D018864:Cultural Diversity; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009727:Nurses, Male; D009729:Nursing; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods*; D010560:Personnel Selection; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce