Forever Nursing Brochure

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Foundation of the NSNA® Board of Trustees President: Anthony J. Jannetti, President, AJJ, Inc., Pitman, NJ Vice President: Pearl Moore, MN, RN, FAAN, Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA Secretary: Robert V. Piemonte, EdD, RN, CAE, FAAN, New York, NY Treasurer: Kenneth Dion, MSN/MBA, RN, President & CEO, Decision Critical, Austin, TX

Trustees: Rumay Alexander, EdD, RN, Director, Multicultural Affairs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

The Nation’s Nursing Shortage Nursing care in America’s hospitals recently experienced extraordinary shortages, perhaps the worst in 50 years. Research indicates that these fluctuating shortages will remain a part of the healthcare landscape for years to come. By the year 2015, it is anticipated that all 50 states will experience a shortage of nurses to varying degrees. Here are some facts to consider: • Enrollment in schools of nursing is not growing fast enough to meet the projected demand for nurses over the next ten years; • A shortage of nursing school faculty is playing a role in restricting nursing program enrollments; • Nearly 60% of the today’s RN workforce is over 40 years old; • The total population of registered nurses is growing at a slow rate; • Current economic climate will limit nursing school applications, enrolments and graduations; • Caring for an aging population will demand more skilled nurses.

John F. Garde, MS, CRNA, FAAN, Interim Executive Director, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Park Ridge, IL Donna Nickitas, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC, Associate Professor, Hunter Bellevue School of Nursing, New York, NY Cheryl Schmidt, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR Beth Ulrich, EdD, RN, FACHE, FAAN, Senior Vice President, Business Analytics and Research, Versant, Los Angeles, CA Jenna Sanders, President, NSNA, Ex-officio (2008-2009) Diane J. Mancino, EdD, RN, CAE, Executive Director, Ex-officio


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