Abstract

The United States is experiencing a nursing shortage unlike any previous shortage. The nursing workforce is aging at a greater rate than the general workforce. Nursing school enrollments are not predicted to meet the demands created by older nurses leaving practice and increasing health care complexity. The purpose of this study was to identify potential disparities in the registered nurse workforce by collecting information about nursing schools and programs, nursing faculty, faculty hiring projections, nursing students and enrollment projections.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3013408; ProQuest document ID: 250628403. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Virginia S. Pichler, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Epsilon Zeta, Lambda Omega

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Other

Keywords:

Nursing Student Enrollment, Nursing Programs, Nursing Manpower

Advisor

Jean B. Moore

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

George Mason University

Degree Year

2001

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-07-24

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