In the AHA News email, I received Friday, I saw a summary of a web exclusive of an article in Health Affairs. The article reveals that RN employment has increased and may end the decade long health shortage. Still there may be shortages in the future. This article is available in the Web Exclusives section of Health Affairs. Here is the citation:
The Recent Surge In Nurse Employment: Causes And Implications Health Affairs 28, no. 4 (2009): w657-w668
