The community health nurse manager works to identify how to manage the local health workforce shortage effectively
Using knowledge of the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendations, which suggestion should the nurse manager give to the agency?
A) Increase the agency's investment in the education and training of new healthcare workers
B) Offer incentives to attract workers to thriving urban areas
C) Attract men to the health professions
D) Provide cures for common health problems to reduce demand for health services
Ans: A
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WHO considers the following as important requirements for the effective management of health workforce shortages: increased investment in education and training; career incentives to attract health workers to rural and disadvantaged areas; attracting women to health professions and addressing retirement; and health promotion and prevention strategies to reduce demand for health services.
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