Is the shortage of hospital registered nurses getting better or worse? Findings from two recent national surveys of RNs.
The results of two recent national surveys of RNs that were conducted at a time when the nursing shortage in the U.S. was in full force (2002) and 2 years later (2004) were compared. The findings provide a mixed assessment: on the one hand, there is evidence that the shortage has eased since 2002 and that there have been notable improvements in the lives of nurses; on the other hand, the shortage has had a negative impact on hospitals and nurses, and longstanding problems associated with the workplace environment remain.
Buerhaus
Peter I
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Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN, USA.
Donelan
Karen
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Ulrich
Beth T
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Norman
Linda
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Dittus
Robert
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D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002322:Career Mobility; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D008875:Middle Aged; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000639:trends*; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload