title: Findings From the 2015 National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers Annual Meeting.
abstract: Estimating the future nursing workforce needs is critical to all aspects of nursing care. Currently, the healthcare system is undergoing chaotic change, and predicting the workforce needs over the next 10 years has been challenging. The efforts of Dr Peter Buerhaus and his associates in addressing nursing workforce issues over the last 25 years are a hallmark. Dr Buerhaus joined forces with the state nursing workforce centers to discuss new approaches to this critical issue.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: President & CEO, Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence, and President, CGEAN (Dr Kowalski), Denver, Colorado; Graduate Student (Ms Satre), University of Colorado, Boulder; and Assistant Professor (Dr Warshawsky), College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington.The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
authors.forename: Karren
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satre
authors.forename: Nora E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Warshawsky
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005544:Forecasting / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000639:trends