CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
The Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers seeks your comments on the nurse supply,
demand, and education dataset drafts created as part of the Minimum Dataset
Project sponsored, in part, by AARP’s Center to Champion Nursing in
America. These documents are intended to establish standardized nurse supply, demand,
and education datasets to be collected by each state as part of a larger effort
to effectively quantify and address the country’s critical nursing shortage - which
is expected to grow to between 340,000 and 1,000,000 Registered Nurse full-time
equivalent vacancies by 2020.
Currently states differ substantially in both the methods and metrics used for collecting
nurse workforce data, making it impossible to produce an accurate national picture
of the nursing shortage. Standardizing the collection of state-level nurse workforce
data, and thereby creating a national repository of data, would enable state and
national nurse workforce planners to more quickly and accurately implement best
policy approaches to resolve the critical shortage. Additionally, state-level policy
analysts would then possess a reliable way to benchmark progress in addressing the
nursing shortage in their state and across the nation.
The National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers thanks you for providing valuable
feedback as we work to align nursing workforce data collection across the country.
We believe the effort will enhance our ability to plan for imbalances in nurse supply
and demand, position us to course-correct in response to changing conditions, and,
ultimately, improve healthcare for all Americans.
The public comment period will run from Tuesday, May 12, 2009 until Friday, June
13, 2009. Individuals who wish to provide input about the minimum dataset drafts
should do so by sending comments via email to
datasets@nursingworkforcecenters.org.
SPECIAL THANKS
The National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers would also like to thank the
following team members for their dedication and hard work on this project:
Project Coordinator
Jennifer G. Nooney, PhD, Florida Center for Nursing
Workgroup Leadership
Patricia Moulton, PhD
North Dakota Nursing Needs Study
Center for Rural Health
University of North Dakota
Jennifer G. Nooney, PhD
Florida Center for Nursing
Pamela L. Wiebusch
Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies
Workgroup Members
Michele L. Bromberg, MSN, APN, BC
Illinois Center for Nursing
Illinois Board of Nursing
Geri L. Dickson, RN, PhD
New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing
Lorinda Inman, RN, MSN
Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa Board of Nursing
Sandra A. LeVasseur, PhD, RN
Hawaii State Center for Nursing
Mary L. McHugh, PhD, RN, BC
Indiana Nursing Workforce Development Coalition
Kammie Monarch, RN, MS, JD
Oklahoma Healthcare Workforce Center
Jennifer Murray, BS, PhD(c)
Tennessee Center for Nursing
Duane F. Napier, MSN, RN, BC
West Virginia Center for Nursing
Mary Val Palumbo, DNP, RN
Vermont Office of Nursing Workforce Research
Linda B. Roberts, MSN, RN
Illinois Center for Nursing
Jean Scholz, RN
Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence
Maureen Sroczynski, RN, MS
Massachusetts Center for Nursing
Allison Terry, PhD, MSN, RN
Alabama Center for Nursing, Alabama Board of Nursing
Michelle Yore, MSPH
Florida Center for Nursing
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