The Global Nursing Shortage: Priority Areas for Intervention
International Council of Nurses, advocacy document
This report presents an action plan for ICN and nursing ICN to address the global nursing shortage crisis, based on the work of a two-year project initiated by ICN.
It calls on national and global partners to engage in developing, implementing and financing interventions that reflect five priority areas: macroeconomic and health sector funding policies; workforce policy and planning, including regulation; positive practice environments and organisational performance; recruitment and retention, addressing in-country maldistribution and out-migration; and nursing leadership.