Should I stay or should I go?: Nursing license renewal decisions in Iowa.
* As of 2005, the demand for nurses in Iowa exceeded supply by 8%. By 2020, the supply shortfall is projected to be 27%.* Given the apparent inelastic decision to enter nursing, the authors focus on the incentives to remain in the profession.* The majority of Iowa RNs who let their nursing licenses...
| Publicado en: | Nursing Economic$ Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 361 - 369 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , |
| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Nov/Dec2008
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| Sumario: | * As of 2005, the demand for nurses in Iowa exceeded supply by 8%. By 2020, the supply shortfall is projected to be 27%.* Given the apparent inelastic decision to enter nursing, the authors focus on the incentives to remain in the profession.* The majority of Iowa RNs who let their nursing licenses expire do so because of retirement.* The decision to renew a license is positively influenced by local nursing wages, but the effect is extremely small.* Nearly one-quarter of nurses with expired licenses say they may return to nursing or have not decided whether to return.* These results suggest an opportunity to maintain an experienced nursing workforce through efforts to regain nurses who have either let their licenses expire or have left the nursing workforce. |
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