Nursing workforce and global nurse migration

Discussion question: Based on the HRSA reading, is your state expected to have an excess of nursing supply or nursing demand by 2025? How is your state preparing for the anticipated nursing workforce changes?

• Initial responses should be no less than 300 words.
• Initial responses are to be original in content and demonstrate a thorough analysis of the topic.

• Course Learning Objectives:

  At the conclusion of this week, you should be able to:

  1. Identify concerns related to nursing workforce supply and demand projections over the next 10 years.
  2. Analyze issues related to global nurse migration

• READING AND RESOURCES

• American Nursing AssociationANA nurse staffing White PaperANA 2014 nursing workforce data and other related linksHRSA Future of nursing workforce projections 2012-2025International Journal of Nursing Sciences article on Global Nurse MigrationInternational Center on Nurse Migration

Answer preview

According to HRSA (2014), the supply of nurses will outgrow the demand. The national projection of registered nurses in the United States is expected to be 3.5 million representing 33% growth, whereas the demand will grow by 21%. The national figure aligns with that of New York State where I reside, whereby HRSA (2014) claims that supply will outgrow demand by 23, 400. From the 1919,200…

 

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