title: The future of nursing: understanding who nurses are.
abstract: The Institute of Medicine report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health highlights the need for more information about the nursing workforce. Without attention to the problem, OR nursing is likely to continue to experience the nursing shortage more acutely than other practice areas. By changing how they acquire and use nursing data, and by advocating for improved exchange of data between federal and state governments and nursing schools, facilities can be better prepared for future workforce challenges.
authors: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors: David A
authors: DA
authors: Wyatt
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D009729:Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States
keywords: Affordable Care Act; IOM; Institute of Medicine; future of nursing; nursing shortage