Chapel Hill, NC (February 21, 2023) – The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) has launched a new Task Force on the Future of the Nursing Workforce to tackle projected shortages and address challenges within the profession.
The task force seeks to develop a vision for enhancing and supporting North Carolina’s nursing workforce, with a particular focus on licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and registered nurses (RNs). Task force members will meet six times between February and December 2023 to identify specific and actionable recommendations related to:
“This is an exciting and crucial time to begin addressing the nursing workforce issues in North Carolina. It is vital that we propose solutions for today's needs, but also for the future as the demand for nursing and health care will grow,” said Ernest Grant, task force co-chair and immediate past president of the American Nurses Association. He is joined by co-chairs Catherine Sevier, retired nurse and president emeritus of AARP NC, and Hugh Tilson, Jr., director of North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC).
“These issues have been around for a long time and have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. I’m excited to work with amazing thinkers and leaders to learn from the past while recommending new, innovative, and effective actions to address them,” said Tilson.
The task force is supported by The Duke Endowment, the North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office, and AARP North Carolina. NCIOM task forces produce recommendations on policies, systems, and programs that will support improvement or advancement of the issues being discussed. Responsible parties are identified in all recommendations and might include the General Assembly, state agencies, health care systems, trade associations, university and community college systems, local governments, and the business community.
“This task force comes at an opportune time for North Carolina residents who look to nurses to provide quality health care. The recommendations that will come forth on education, recruitment, retention, and health equity will shape the future of nursing and health care in our state,” said Sevier.
To learn more about the Task Force on the Future of the Nursing Workforce, visit out website: https://nciom.org/taskforceonfutureofnursingworkforce/.
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