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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2002 94(18):1354-1355; doi:10.1093/jnci/94.18.1354
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 18, 1354-1355, September 18, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press

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Reinvestment Act May Provide Relief for Nursing Shortage

Jean McCann

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The Nursing Reinvestment Act sailed through the U.S. House and Senate in a single afternoon in July and was signed by the president a week and a half later. Several nursing organizations applauded the measure, which supporters hope will help correct the nursing shortage—a problem that is expected to worsen drastically in the next two decades.

The statistics are grim: The American Hospital Association estimates that there are 126,000 nursing positions vacant at hospitals throughout the country. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association projected that by 2020 there will be a 20% shortage in the number of nurses needed in the health care system, which translates into a shortage of more than 400,000 nurses. And the Joint Commission on . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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