2000

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TAN Issue: March/April 2000: Features: NY Faces RN Shortage in Specialties
A study commissioned by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) on the state's registered nurse workforce shows that a nursing shortage not only already exists within specialty areas, but it also threatens to affect the general RN supply.
TAN Issue: January/February 2000: Features: Nurses Fight Short Staffing on Several Major Fronts
There's a classic scene in the 1976 movie "Network" in which a TV news anchorman -- at the end of his rope -- calls on viewers to open their windows and shout with him at the world: "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore." Registered nurses have a war cry of their own.
TAN Issue: January/February 2000: Miscellaneous: National Sample Survey Coming in March
One of the pivotal tools used to assess the characteristics, supply and adequacy of the nursing workforce is up-to-date information from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN). The NSSRN is the nation's most extensive and comprehensive source of statistics...