Journal
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
Volume 27, Issue 5, Pages 442-449Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00877.x
Keywords
emergency preparedness; nursing; policy; staffing; surge capacity
Funding
- National Institute of Nursing Research [T32-NR-007104]
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [K08-HS-017551]
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Hospital restructuring policies and an impending nursing workforce shortage have threatened the nation's emergency preparedness. Current emergency response plans rely on sources of nurses that are limited and overestimated. A national investment in nursing education and workforce infrastructure, as well as incentives for hospitals to efficiently maximize nurse staffing, are needed to ensure emergency preparedness in the United States. This review highlights the challenges of maintaining hospital nursing surge capacity and policy implications of a nursing shortage.
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