United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-06-27 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-01-912T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-912T P0b002ee180381141 f:d01912t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-912T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-912T GAO-01-912T Health care personnel Personnel recruiting Labor supply Job satisfaction surveys Medicaid Program Medicare Program Testimony A01267 Health care providers' current difficulty recruiting and retaining nurses may worsen as the demand for nurses increases with the aging of the population. Certain changes in the labor market are similar to those that occurred during past nurse shortages. However, impending demographic changes are widening the gap between the numbers of people needing care and available caregivers. Moreover, the current high levels of job dissatisfaction among nurses due to management decisions to restructure health care delivery and staffing may play a crucial role in determining the extent of future nurse shortages. Efforts undertaken to improve the areas of the workplace environment that contribute to job dissatisfaction may reduce the likelihood of nurses leaving or considering leaving the profession, and of fewer people considering entering it. More data that can describe the exact scope and nature of the current problem are needed to assist in planning and targeting corrective efforts. As providers, states, and the federal government focus on the nursing workforce, they have the opportunity to collect and analyze critical information on changes in the supply of and demand for nurses. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-912T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-912T.htm GAO-01-912T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-912T Testimony GAO-01-912T; Nursing Workforce: Multiple Factors Create Nurse Recruitment and Retention Problems; Health care personnel Personnel recruiting Labor supply Job satisfaction surveys Medicaid Program Medicare Program