Review policies that recruit and retain registered nurses.
By 2008, there will need to be 450,000 more RNs working in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Experts attribute the shortfall to an aging nursing work force and to younger workers lacking interest in the profession. That's why we planned this conference. We want to raise awareness about the shortage, and go to work fixing it. By 2020, the supply of RNs is projected to fall 20 percent below predicted requirements, which represents a shortfall of about 400,000.