Charting Nursing's Future, September 2008 Part I


 

Publication Date: October 2008

Publisher: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Type: Report

Abstract:

The ability of the public health system to meet current and projected needs is being seriously compromised by a growing shortage of nurses, an expanded, post-September 11 public health mandate, and economic constraints at the local, state, and federal levels.

This brief highlights nursing's unique contributions to assuring the public's health and vital importance in both prevention and emergency preparedness. It considers several workforce initiatives; profiles programs that attribute their success to nurse involvement; and presents promising state and federal policies.