Beth Ulrich, registered nurse and senior vice president of Nursing Economics, says that her survey results indicate that Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) received the most favorable ratings by participating RNs on issues related to health care. She also noted that 31 percent of the total vote was comprised of participants who either “don’t know” or don’t believe that any candidate “has the right answer” to solve the nursing shortage in relation to health care reform. (0:32)

 

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Nursing Economics held a discussion at the National Press Club to discuss the plight of the current nursing shortage and its impact on the availability and effectiveness of health care. The presenters released a report called “Nursing Trends: 2007: Key facts about a changing workforce” complete with graphs showing results of surveys and statistics relevant to the shortage.
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