A state nurses association has convinced hospitals in that state to offer very attractive wage and benefits packages to nurses
To determine whether this strategy is working to provide a long-term solution to the nursing shortage, the association would measure the
a. comparative RN vacancy rates before and after the change.
b. hospitals' use of agency personnel to fill nursing positions.
c. number of students admitted to nursing schools in that state.
d. percentage of nurses stating on a survey that they work second jobs.
C
Wage increases can improve the nursing shortage by both short- and long-term methods. In the short term, nurses reenter the job market, work more hours, or add part-time nursing jobs. In the long term, the improved wages influence individuals in deciding to enter nursing school and join the profession.
An improvement of vacancy rates would show that the increased wages and benefits have had a short-term effect on the nursing shortage in that state.
Hospitals often use agency personnel to cope with nursing shortages, but this is a short-term solution.
Working a second nursing job would help alleviate the nursing shortage, but this is considered a short-term mechanism.
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