TY - JOUR
T1 - Labor Market Trends Among Registered Nurses
T2 - 2008-2011
AU - Benson, Alan
PY - 2012/11/1
Y1 - 2012/11/1
N2 - This study uses recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and Registered Nurses (RNs) licensing exam to examine the recession's effect on the RN labor market. It then reports results of a survey of 518 hospital nursing officers conducted in 2008 and 2010 matched with institutional data from the American Hospital Association (AHA). These unique data show how the recession led hospitals to slow hiring despite accelerating attrition of retirement-age nurses; shift away from H1-B, agency, and, overtime work; and reduce training, and other benefits for new hires. More broadly, results show how nurse-staffing practices adapt to market conditions. Results also suggest reduced hospital support for nursing education may strain the supply of managerial and specialty nurses as baby-boom nurses retire.
AB - This study uses recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and Registered Nurses (RNs) licensing exam to examine the recession's effect on the RN labor market. It then reports results of a survey of 518 hospital nursing officers conducted in 2008 and 2010 matched with institutional data from the American Hospital Association (AHA). These unique data show how the recession led hospitals to slow hiring despite accelerating attrition of retirement-age nurses; shift away from H1-B, agency, and, overtime work; and reduce training, and other benefits for new hires. More broadly, results show how nurse-staffing practices adapt to market conditions. Results also suggest reduced hospital support for nursing education may strain the supply of managerial and specialty nurses as baby-boom nurses retire.
KW - manpower policy
KW - nurse staffing practices
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U2 - 10.1177/1527154413481810
DO - 10.1177/1527154413481810
M3 - Article
C2 - 23637273
AN - SCOPUS:84877978472
SN - 1527-1544
VL - 13
SP - 205
EP - 213
JO - Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice
JF - Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice
IS - 4
ER -
