Bi-Annual National #NursingWorkforce Survey Report/April 2021: Provides baseline workforce data and was created in collaboration between the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers. Read it here: https://buff.ly/3uwaXNT
The Report highlights the demographics of RNS an LPNs across the nation.
As you know, data without context, bench marking and discussion & debrief with “intimate” stakeholders may not paint an accurate picture.
Although this report is a very robust reflection of employment of nurses across the country, the items included in the minimum data set for supply were created for the purposes of licensing and regulation and not truly designed to capture the nuances of an ever-changing nursing workforce.
Nurses move constantly and cause what is now termed as “The Churn”. Researchers are still trying to get a hold of this phenomena and incorporate it into new forecasting models to better align our supply projections.