‘Solving’ nursing shortages: do we need a New Agenda?

Nursing shortages have been a recurring theme in the literature, but have often been ill-defined and usually cited as a looming problem rather than as a current issue that requires effective and contemporary policy action. A brief assessment of currently available data on nurse supply projections in a range of high-income countries serves to put the world on notice that the problem is already with us, is likely to get worse without remedial...