Secretary's Commission on Nursing: Support Studies and Background Information. Volume 2

摘要

The publication presents the study papers and background information used by the Health and Human Services Secretary's Commission on Nursing in its assessment of the national nursing shortage. The Commission was formed in late 1987 by the Secretary, HHS, to investigate the nurse shortage and make recommendations for addressing the problem. The study papers were prepared by national nursing leaders on subjects such as nursing home shortages, shortages in rural areas and in home care, best hospital practices in nurse recruitment and retention, Federal nursing, future nursing needs, and factors affecting hospital employment of registered nurses.