Toward a Stronger Post-Pandemic Nursing Workforce

Product: publication in New England Journal of Medicine Authors: Peter Buerhaus, PhD, R.N, Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP, Bianca Frogner, PhD, Melinda Buntin, PhD, Monica O’Reilly-Jacob, PhD, FNP-BC and Sean Clarke, PhD, RN Read the article here

Framing and Disseminating Nursing Workforce Research for Policy

Product type: Keynote presentation to IRGNI, AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 23, 2018. Presenters: Erin Fraher, PhD Overview: We’re facing ever expanding “know-do gap” between growing body of rigorous nursing workforce and scope of practice and payment policy Getting research translated into actionable policy change requires: –Documentation of key trends requiring policy action… Read more »

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Wage Differences by Employment Setting.

Product type: manuscript published July 2018 in Nursing Outlook. Authors: Y Li, Mark Holmes, Erin Fraher, Barbara Mark, Cherly Jones. Background: Previous studies reported that primary care nurse practitioners working in primary care settings may earn less than those working in specialty care settings. However, few studies have examined why such wage difference exists. Purpose:… Read more »

2013 North Carolina Health Professions Data Book

The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research publishes the North Carolina Health Professions Data Book which is widely used by state officials, researchers, and professionals in the health care industry as the official source of health professions statistics. The annual publication includes state-, region-, and county-level statistics, as well as demographic and health-related… Read more »

The Nursing Workforce: Navigating through Transformative Health System Change

Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP January 20, 2016 Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies Webinar Dr. Erin Fraher discussed possibilities for retooling the existing nursing workforce to meet the demands of the changing healthcare system in a webinar for the Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies at Montana State University. Her presentation explored the education, practice, and regulatory frameworks that… Read more »

The Nursing Workforce in North Carolina: Challenges and Opportunities

Presentation to Nursing Development Conference, Wilmington, NC August 28, 2015 Erin Fraher, PhD MPP, Erica Richman, PhD MSW and Katie Gaul, MA Presentation Overview: We will use North Carolina to frame educational challenges and opportunities regarding: • Current nursing workforce • “Education mobility” nurses — those who entered workforce with ADN and have gone on to BSN or higher • Future… Read more »

The Nursing Workforce in North Carolina: Challenges and Opportunities

Presentation to Management & Labor Convening on Building a Skilled Workforce for Quality Healthcare, Washington, DC July 9, 2015 Erin Fraher, PhD MPP, Katie Gaul, MA & Erica Richman, PhD MSW Presentation Overview We will use North Carolina    to frame challenges and opportunities regarding: Current nursing workforce “Education mobility” nurses — those who entered workforce… Read more »