Nursing Workforce Solutions for 21st Century Health Care: Addressing Education Capacity

Abstract

Registered Nurses (RNs) are positioned across the health care system to provide high quality health care, increase access to health care services, and keep costs down. Unfortunately, as our population ages and requires more complex health care, we are facing a shortage of RNs—260,000 over the next 15 years. This paper discusses the education capacity problem and suggested solutions.