Final Report, the Legislative Study Commission on Nursing (Classic Reprint): The Nursing Shortage in North Carolina; February, 1989: The Nursing ... Carolina; February, 1989 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Comprehensive plan to address North Carolina’s nursing shortage and its cost to care. This report presents findings and detailed recommendations from a state commission formed to study nursing shortages. It covers education, recruitment, retention, salaries, and the nurse aide registry, with cost estimates and implementation ideas.

This edition compiles executive summaries, policy options, and proposed legislation aimed at expanding nursing education, boosting the pipeline of qualified nurses, improving work environments, and aligning pay and benefits with market realities. It is designed to inform lawmakers, educators, health care administrators, and nursing professionals about practical steps the state could take.

- What shapes the shortage: education needs, pipeline gaps, and the transferability of nursing credits across programs.
- How to recruit and train nurses in rural and shortage areas, including AHEC programs and on-campus/off-campus options.
- Ways to retain nurses through improved work environments, leadership development, and targeted pilot projects.
- Salary and benefits strategies, including compensation models, fringe benefits, and funding for demonstrations.

Ideal for readers involved in policy, nursing education, hospital administration, and state budgeting who want a clear path from diagnosis to action.

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