The 2005 RN Supply and Demand Forecast predicts a reality that the United States has experienced multiple times since World War II: a nursing shortage (Nooney & Lacey, 2007). By 2020, the state will need approximately 108,000 RN FTEs, when the reality is there will only be 76,000 eligible nurses (Lacey & Nooney, 2006). This forecast could have detrimental consequences for the North Carolina as the baby boomer population is expected to double by 2020 and across the US, there are 32 million newly insured Americans (Barron, 2013). Without a working nurse force, patients will be turned away from offices, nursing homes and hospitals.
Many barriers have impacted the nursing supply. First, in response to IOM’s request for 80% of the nursing
Many barriers have impacted the nursing supply. First, in response to IOM’s request for 80% of the nursing