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