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Demand for Temporary Agency Nurses and Nursing Shortages.

There is an ongoing debate about the reasons for the growth of temporary employment of registered nurses (RNs). Some argue that efficiency incentives to increase flexibility and reduce labor costs are the principal cause, while others point to shortages of RNs as the stronger determinant. Using hosp...

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Published in:Inquiry (00469580) Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 216 - 229
Main Authors: Sukyong Seo, Spetz, Joanne
Format: equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Aug2013
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          Sukyong Seo
          Spetz, Joanne
        affil: Department of Health Policy Research, Korea Institute for Health & Social Affairs, Seoul , South Korea
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          Registered Nurses Statistics and Numerical Data
          Registry Personnel Utilization
          Nursing Shortage Trends
          Causal Attribution
          Health Services Needs and Demand
          Human
          California
          Administrative Research California
          Patient Admission Trends
          Length of Stay Trends
          Salaries and Fringe Benefits Trends
          Variance Analysis
          Health Facilities Statistics and Numerical Data
          Retrospective Design
          Trend Studies
          Descriptive Statistics
          Correlational Studies
          Linear Regression
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      ab: There is an ongoing debate about the reasons for the growth of temporary employment of registered nurses (RNs). Some argue that efficiency incentives to increase flexibility and reduce labor costs are the principal cause, while others point to shortages of RNs as the stronger determinant. Using hospital-level data from California's Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, we find a significant trend of increasing demand for agency nurses during the years of RN shortage. Demand rose with inpatient days, patient demand fluctuation, and the level of fringe benefits. Competition between hospitals and unionization, however, did not affect hospitals' demand for temporary RNs.
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