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Progress on the Nation’s Nursing Workforce
May 8, 2013 | Story
New government report finds that the nursing workforce is larger, better educated, and more diverse than it was a decade ago.
Meet the Charting Nursing’s Future Policy Brief Series
April 22, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF's Charting Nursing’s Future policy briefs examine crucial issues confronting nursing and the health care system. Launched in 2005, the series now includes 20 briefs covering a range of topics.
Adequate and Stable Nurse Staffing Is Key to Improving Care for Heart Failure Patients
May 1, 2013 | Story
New study finds nurse staffing plays important role in implementation of measures that improve care for heart failure patients in rural hospitals.
How Can Nurses Help Improve Access to Primary Care?
September 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Advanced-practice registered nurses (APRNs) provide high-quality primary care. But a shortage of them, and of the faculty to train them, makes it hard to meet the nation’s growing need for primary care.
Recent Research About Nursing, December 2012
December 6, 2012 | Story
New studies compare the educational levels of permanent and short-term contract nurses, examine mortality rates at 'Magnet' hospitals, and explore the impact of long hospital shifts.
RN Survey: Job Satisfaction, Career Patterns and Trends
November 13, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
A survey of registered nurses by the health care staffing firm AMN Healthcare finds that roughly nine out of 10 nurses (91%) are satisfied with their career choice.
Study: Long Nursing Shifts Mean Burnout, Patient Dissatisfaction
November 12, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Twelve-hour nursing shifts cause higher levels of burnout and negatively affect patient care, according to a study published this month in Health Affairs.
New Study Suggests Short-Term Contract Nursing Workforce Could Help Offset Looming Nursing Shortage
November 5, 2012 | News Release
With similar education levels, more geographic mobility, and greater diversity compared with permanent nurses, short-term contract nurses could help hospitals with nursing shortages.
Health Care Workforce: Nurses
August 27, 2012 | Toolkit
This toolkit focuses on nursing, the coming shortages, how they might be avoided, and how health reform is contributing to the changing role of nursing.