. "7 Recommendations and Research Priorities." The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011.
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current analytic approaches and data from the minimum data set to systematically measure and project nursing workforce requirements by role, skill mix, region, and demographics.
The Workforce Commission and the Health Resources and Services Administration should coordinate workforce research efforts with the Department of Labor, state and regional educators, employers, and state nursing workforce centers to identify regional health care workforce needs, and establish regional targets and plans for appropriately increasing the supply of health professionals.
The Government Accountability Office should ensure that the Workforce Commission membership includes adequate nursing expertise.
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