The Power of Data to Illuminate the Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Nursing Workforce
Product type: keynote presentation delivered at the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers on June 11th, 2020.
Authors: Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP, with the with the Nursing Workforce Team.
Summary:
- I believe in power of data to shape policy
- We are in uncharted waters
- Data and evidence must be our north star
- Pre Pandemic period : shift to value, ambulatory settings, addressing SDOH and team based care
- Pandemic period : surge efforts, relaxation of SOP, telehealth and health disparities
- Post pandemic period : sustaining the nursing workforce; effect of burnout on pipeline and existing workforce
- How we document, frame and message evidence matters if we aim to influence policy