Chapter 1 - Introduction and Overview
Chapter 2 - Key Trends in the Health Care Industry and the Nursing Workforce
Chapter 3 - A Brief Primer on Demand and Supply
Chapter 4 - The Demand for Health Care and the Derived Demand for Registered Nurses
Chapter 5 - Managed Care and the Nurse Labor Market
Chapter 6 - The Short-Run Supply of Registered Nurses
Chapter 7 - The Long-Run Supply of Registered Nurses
Chapter 8 - Changing Preferrences for a Career in Nursing
Chapter 9 - Associate Degree Graduates and the Rapidly Aging Registered Nurse Workforce
Chapter 10 - Forcast of the Supply and Age of Registered Nurses through 2025
Chapter 11 - Shortages of Registered Nurses: Then and Now
Chapter 12 - Impact of the Current Shortage of Hospital Registered Nurses
Chapter 13 - Registered Nurses' Perceptions of the Hospital Workplace Environment, 2002-2006
Chapter 14 - Long-Term Implications of an Aging RN Workforce
Chapter 15 - Strategies to Ensure a Better Future for the RN Workforce