title: Saving nurses, saving patients: responses to the labor crisis.
abstract: While numerous task forces have spent enormous time and energy studying the size and scope of the nursing shortage, other organizations have been hard at work solving the difficulties faced by nurses and reducing the effects of the labor shortages on patient care. These efforts range from national legislative activities to grassroots innovations. Many of these efforts have already produced tangible results and take the form of major investments in professional development and improvements to the workplace environment. Physicians play an important role in the hospital work environment and can affect teamwork, a clear driver of nurse satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: alisonpaigesmith@aol.com
authors.forename: Alison P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005551:Foreign Professional Personnel / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D007884:Legislation, Nursing; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010819:Physician's Role; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000639:trends; D014146:Training Support / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States