This special report explores issues related to the current and future nursing workforce. Experts discuss the business case for optimizing the nursing workforce, trends in education, keeping the nursing workforce healthy, the charge nurse’s role in staffing, technology as a tool for improving quality of care and as a way to engage patients, and trends shaping tomorrow’s workforce.

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 The business case for optimizing the nursing workforce

 

Moving the needle: What the data tell us about academic progression

 

Keeping nurses healthy, safe, and well

 

Understanding the charge nurse’s role in staffing

 

Incorporating technology as a tool for improving quality of care

 

Using technology to engage patients

 

Four important trends shaping tomorrow’s workforce