Nurse Retention Web Links
This page lists several web sites useful for those interested in issues related to nurse retention. Please let us know if you have other web sites to include or if any of the links below is no longer working.
Government Websites
US Department of Health and Human Services Administration
Summarizes the statistics and possible causes behind the nurse workforce.
National Institutes of Nursing Research
Describes research funding by NIH addressing training of nurses.
U.S. General Accounting Office
Details the factors involved with the nursing shortage.
Occupational Information Network (O*NET) Nursing page
Provides up today career information on Registered Nurses and links to related nursing careers.
National Organizations
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Provides links to several articles that describe the nursing shortage and what is being done to address the issue.
Includes several articles pertaining to nurse retention and turnover including the article that is linked which describes the costs and benefits of nurse turnover and retention.
Provides links to policy information and research data addressing the nursing shortage.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Supports research studies examining nurse retention.
Northwest Regional Organizations
Supported this project! The mission of the Northwest Health Foundation is to advance, support and promote the health of the people of Oregon and southwest Washington.
Description: Provides links to a summary of reports detailing the nursing shortage in Oregon and what is needed to address the issue.
Description: This website has a link to a report that describes the goals and solutions being implemented to try to address Oregon’s nursing shortage.
Description: Provides up-to-date information regarding the impact of legislative and organizational policies on nurses.
Description: This website has links to organizations that are conducting research focused on the nursing shortage in OregonNorthwest Regional Organizations
Other Resources
US News and World Report - 2011 Best Careers
RegisteredNurses.org: The places with the largest nursing shortages
