title: The return of the RNs.
abstract: The nation's economic crisis has prompted many nurses to return to the workforce or postpone retirement. But the RN shortage is far from over.
authors.forename: Terese Hudson
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Thrall
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007250:Inflation, Economic; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009726:Nurses / Q000191:economics* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D012179:Retirement; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000191:economics; D014478:Unemployment; D014481:United States