Nurse Leader
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 40-43, June 2007

Improving patient safety and nurse engagement with a dedicated education unit

  • Sharon Pappas, PhD, RN, CNAA-BC

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    • Sharon Pappas, PhD, RN, CNAA-BC, is the chief nursing officer at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado.

The nursing shortage in Colorado, like so many other areas of the country, is significant. It is estimated that there is currently an 11% shortage of nurses, two times greater than the national average. Many hospitals have over 50 openings for professional nurses. Without a significant increase in the production of new nurses, this shortage is projected to triple to 30% by 2020.1

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PII: S1541-4612(07)00086-9

doi:10.1016/j.mnl.2007.03.009

Nurse Leader
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 40-43, June 2007

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