Nursingworld
Information online at the American Nurses Association website.
The American Nurse January/February 2002
Trossman, R. (2002) Who will be there to teach? TAN retrieved from January-February Vol 34 (1) Available at www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/TAN/2002/TANJanfeb02Teaching.aspx
OJIN: Administrative Ethics and the Allocation of Scarce Resources
P.J. Maddox, EdD, MSN, RN (Dec. 31, 1998): Administrative Ethics and the Allocation of Scarce Resources Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. Available at www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol31998/No3Vol31998/ScarceResources.aspx
Today's Registered Nurse: Numbers and Demographics
ANA Nursing Facts: Today's Registered Nurse Numbers and Demographics Available: www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/CertificationandAccreditation/AboutNursing/NumbersandDemographics.aspx
ANA Press Release 2001: Nurses concerned over working condtionsI, Decline in quality of care, ANA survey reveals
News release from ANA that reports RNs believe there has been a decline in the quality of nursing care in the U.S. Available:
www.nursingworld.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/MediaResources/PressReleases/2001/ANAPressRelease.aspx
TAN March/April '00: NY faces RN shortage in specialties
Story in TAN about a study commissioned by NYSNA on RN workforce reporting a nursing shortage within specialty areas and one threatening the general supply of RNs.
Available: www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/TAN/2000/MarAprNYShortage.aspx
TAN January/February '00: Nurses fight short staffing on several major fronts
Article in TAN about how nurses are fighting back on the shortage. Susan Trossman. Available: www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/TAN/2000/JanFebShortStaffing.aspx
Position Statement: Maintaining Professional and Legal Standards During a Shortage of Nursing Personnel
Joint statement by ANA Board of Directors, NCSB, and the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nursing on Maintaining Professional and Legal Standards During a Shortage of Nursing Personnel. Available: www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/HealthcareandPolicyIssues/ANAPositionStatements/ANAPositions/joint/jtshort14469.aspx
ANA Policy Paper: Workforce Trends among U.S. Registered Nurses
Report on workforce trends for the ICN Workforce Forum, Stockholm, Sweden September 21-October 1, 1997. Available: www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ThePracticeofProfessionalNursing/workplace/Workforce/WorkforceTrends.aspx
TAN January/February '00: National Sample Survey coming in March
Feature announcing the National Sample. Survey. In TAN by Ayah E. Johnson. Available: www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/TAN/2000/JanFebNationalSurvey.aspx
TAN March/April '98: New nursing shortage hits
Article in TAN as shortage is recognized. By Michael Stewart. Available: www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/TAN/1998/MarAprNursingShortage.aspx
TAN March/April '98: Noted economist predicts nurses will be in demand
Report of ANA conference that examined the nursing workforce as a "commodity" .
Available: www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/TAN/1998/MarAprNursesDemand.aspx
ANA: Principles for Nurse Staffing
Nine principles of nurse staffing are presented along with a discussion. Principles were adopted by the ANA Board of Directors on November 24, 1998 .
Available: www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/HealthcareandPolicyIssues/ANAPositionStatements/ANAPrinciples/NurseStaffing.aspx
TAN May/June '98: The National Sample Survey of RNs
Overview of results of The National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, done in 1996. David Keepnews. Available: www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/TAN/1998/MayJunSurveyofRNs.aspx
Nursing organizations
Websites generated by nursing organizations
Nurses Launch Aggressive Campaign to Promote Nursing as Top Career Choice for Students (Ontario)
News release. Toronto, Sept. 20 /CNW/ - "Ontario's 140,000 registered nurses and registered practical nurses have launched the most comprehensive recruitment campaign ever undertaken in the country to encourage young and mature students to make nursing their career choice "
Available: http://www.newswire.ca/releases/September2000/20/c5513.html California Strategic Planning Committee for Nursing
The California Strategic Planning Committee for Nursing/Colleagues in Caring (CSPCN/CIC). Part of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's national program, Colleagues in Caring: Regional Collaboratives for Nursing Work Force Available: http://www.ucihs.uci.edu/cspcn/ UKCC - Media and Research
Report by the regulatory body for nursing, midwifery and health visiting that shows decline in numbers on the UKCC register has been stopped, bu cautions not all trends are as positive. Available: http://www.ukcc.org.uk/cms/content/Media%20and%20Research NCSB responds to nursing shortage
Statement from NCSB on nursing shortage
Jan 2001. Available: http://www.ncsbn.org/files/publications/newsreleases/shortage012301.pdf Nursing Shortage
Saskatchewan Registered Nurse Association. News release. Jan 2000 AACN - Faculty shortages intensify Nation's nursing deficit
AACN Bulletin. Faculty Shortages Intensify Nations's Nursing Deficit April 1999. Available: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Publications/issues/IB499WB.htm Nurses for a Healthier tomorrow
"Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow (NHT) is a coalition of 24 nursing and health care organizations working together to wage a 36-month national communications campaign to attract people to the nursing profession. Available: http://www.nursesource.org/facts_shortage.html AACN - Media Relations-Letter to editor
" WASHINGTON, D.C., September 15, 2000 -- Following is text of a letter to the Chicago Tribune by Carolyn A. Williams, PhD, RN, FAAN, president of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), in response to reporter Michael J. Berens' recent three-part series (September 10-12) on nurse errors.." Available: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/NewsReleases/22sept00.htm AACN - Media Relations-enrollment in schools of nursing
News release about declining nursing school enrollments. February, 2000.
Available: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/NewsReleases/2000feb17.htm AACN - Colleagues in Caring Project
Colleagues In Caring is a national grant program funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Available: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/caringproject/index.htm AACN - Media Relations-commentary
News release about commentary in (June 14, 2000 issue of the Journal of
the American Medical Association (JAMA). by Geraldine Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN, executive director of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN),. Commentary accompanies an article by researcher Peter I. Buerhaus, PhD, RN, of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and colleagues about shortage of nurses NLN - National League for Nursing
Tri-Council for Nursing Policy Statement
(AACN, ANA, AONE, NLN). Strategies to reverse the new nursing shortage Available:
http://www.nln.org/aboutnln/news_tricouncil2.htm Position Statements-ICN
Nurse Retention, Transfer and Migration: ICN Position Available: http://www.icn.ch/psretention.htm Maintaining Professional and Legal Standards During a Shortage of Nursing Personnel - Joint Statement, 1992
NCSB's clarification of "... the role of the regulatory mechanisms provided internally by the profession, and those provided externally by the state to assure public access to high quality nursing services."
Available: http://www.ncsbn.org/files/publications/positions/nursing1.asp Nursing Supply/Demand Issue Brief from the Policy Futures Panel - Issues, Volume 19 Number 3 1998
NCSB Nursing Supply/Demand Issue Brief from the Policy Futures Panel Issues, Volume 19 Number 3 1998.
Available: http://www.ncsbn.org/files/publications/issues/vol193/supply193.asp
Government sources
U.S. Federal sources
National Center for Health Workforce Information and Analysis Health Workforce Newslink
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provides Links from the Bureau of Health Professions Programs related to health workforce Newslink. Available: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/newslink.htm Registered Nurses
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, occupational Outlook Handbook. Section on RNs. July 2000. Available: http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, March 1996: Source for survey, sample notes, and data files Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Improvement Act of 2001
Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Improvement Act of 2001 (Introduced in the House)[H.R.118.IH] Available:http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?
dbname=107_cong_bills&docid=f:h118ih.txt.pdf
Foundations/Organizations
Non-profit groups that have an international focus and deal with nursing and or health
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Health and Health Care Workforce 2010. Executive summary and access to all chapters. Available: www.rwjf.org/app/rw_publications_and_links/publicationsPdfs/iftf/index.htm
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation site Health and Health Care 2010: Nurses Available: www.rwjf.org/app/rw_publications_and_links/publicationsPdfs/iftf/ chapter_6/ch6_section_2.htm Critical Challenges: Executive Summary
Critical Challenges: Revitalizing the Health Professions for the Twenty-First Century. PEW Executive Summary
Available: http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/summaries/challenges.html Colleagues In Caring
Colleagues In Caring call for proposals by The Robert Wood Johnson. Foundation. December 2000. Available:
http://164.109.40.27/rw_publications_and_links/publicationsPdfs/ Responses from the field to PEW Commission's 1995 Report
Responses from the field to PEW Commission's 1995 Report, Reforming Health Care Workforce Regulation
Available: http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/pdf_files/futwkreg.pdf
News release from National Academies (IOM). Hospitals and nursing homes need changes in the mix of nursing personnel. Available: http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/
Articles
Scholarly articles from a range of sources
TAP: Vol 11, Iss. 7. Nurse, Interrupted. Suzanne Gordon.
Gordon, S. Nurse, Interrupted," The American Prospect vol. 11 no. 7, February 14, 2000 . Available: http://www.prospect.org/print/V11/7/gordon-s.html TAP: Web Feature: A Conversation with Suzanne Gordon. by Laura Maggi. February 3, 2000.
Maggi, L. "A . Conversation with Suzanne Gordon ," The American Prospect Online, February 3, 2000. Available: http://www.prospect.org/webfeatures/2000/02/maggi-l-02-03.html Aging Registered Nurse Workforce May Lead to Shortage of Nurses
Aging Registered Nurse Workforce May Lead to Shortage of Nurses. June 14, 2000 JAMA/MedscapeWire. (Note: need to register with Medscape for access--free)
Available:http://internalmedicine.medscape.com/MedscapeWire/2000/ Long-Term Care Staff Crisis Costs Lives Yet Could be Solved
Long-Term Care Staff Crisis Costs Lives Yet Could be Solved. January 26, 2001. MedscapeWire ((Note: need to register with Medscape for access--free) Available:
http://www.medscape.com/MedscapeWire/2001/ Implications of an Aging Registered Nurse Workforce
Buerhaus, P; Staiger, D.; Auerbach, D, Implications of an Aging Registered Nurse Workforce.Vol. 283 No. 22, June 14, 2000
Abstract. Available: http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v283n22/abs/joc91904.html CurtinCalls..an occasionally irreverent scan of Nursing / Ethics Archives
Curtain, L. What DO Nurses Want? Curtain Calls. December 2000. Available:
http://www.curtincalls.com/designs/Ethics/ Current and Projected Workforce of Nonphysician Clinicians
Cooper, R; Laud, P; Dietrich C. Current and Projected Workforce of Nonphysician Clinicians . Abstract. JAMA. 1998;280:788-794. Available:
http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v280n9/abs/jsc71194.html
Other
Information from commercial nursing publications and a file of stories from news media
Nursing Standard Online - the professional home for nurses on the net
Pay scales for RNs in United Kingdom. Published in Nursing Standard Online
Available: http://www.nursing-standard.co.uk/payscalefr.htm NurseWeek/HealthWeek|Nursing Shortage
Barbara B. Gray, . Fresh signs of a growing nursing shortage. NurseWeek. February 12, 1998. Available: http://www.nurseweek.com/features/98-2/short.html
News Media
Stories on shortage by news media
Rural communities feel sting of nursing shortage
Long, P. Daily Camera. October 2000 Boston Globe Online / Business / Where the need is greatest, nursing shortage is most acute
Ellen G. Lahr, Globe Correspondent and Diane E. Lewis Globe Staff, 09/12/99 Where the need is greatest, nursing shortage is most acute. This story ran on page J01 of the Boston Globe on 09/12/99. Available: http://www.calnurse.org/cna/new2/bsg291599.html CNN.com - UK hospitals turn to Spain for nurses - January 20, 2001
CNN.com - UK hospitals turn to Spain for nurses - January 20, 2001. CNN.com Your Health. Available: http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD
/europe/UK/01/20/spain.nurses/index.html CNN.com - Your Health: Medical errors linked to nurses - September 15, 2000
Your Health: Medical errors linked to nurses September 15, 2000. CNN.com Your Health. Available: http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/09/15/your.health/ CNN.com - Health - Some worry nursing shortage could put patients at risk - January 12, 2001
Some worry nursing shortage could put patients at risk January 12, 2001. CNN.com Your Health. Available: http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/01/12/nursing.shortage/index.html With fewer entering the profession, nurse shortage likely, study suggests
With fewer entering the profession, nurse shortage likely, study suggests . Thursday, June 15, 2000. Seattle Post - Intelligencer Staff and News Services. Available:
http://seattlep-i.nwsource.com/local/nurs15.shtml ABCNEWS.com : Nursing Shortage Seen in United States Experts warn nurse shortage is reaching critical condition - 1999-04-26 - The Business Journal of Jacksonville
Experts warn nurse shortage is reaching critical condition by Bernice L. Guity . The Business Journal of Jacksonville. From the April 23, 1999 print edition. Available: http://jacksonville.bcentral.com/jacksonville/stories/1999/04/26/story6.html
