The State of the Nursing Workforce in North Carolina: Are We Prepared to Meet the Challenge?
As the population of North Carolina continues to increase, so does the demand for a nursing workforce to meet the state’s ever-growing health care needs. This editorial discusses some of the challenges the nursing profession encounters and suggests possible solutions to help mitigate the nursing shortage and bolster retention.
Authors
- Ernest J. Grant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6412-0579)
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- North Carolina Medical Journal
- Published
- 2026-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18043/001c.162767
- Primary Topic
- Nursing education and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00