ICN Policy Brief - Nursing education and the emerging nursing workforce in COVID-19 pandemic
Publication description
Based on information from reports submitted by ICN’s national nursing associations and recent ICN surveys, this policy brief gives an overview of the disruption and adaptations in nursing education during the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights the impacts of this disruption on the nursing workforce supply, and explores ways to retain the existing nursing workforce and attract a new generation of nurses into the profession.
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