In this episode, Dr. Peter Buerhaus discusses with MEDSURG Nursing Editor Dr. Dottie Roberts the projected outlook on the worsening nursing and healthcare provider shortage, why nurse practitioners may be an achievable solution to the crisis, and his recommendations to successfully overcome the shortage.

Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Professor of Nursing and Director at the Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies, College of Nursing, Montana State University, in Bozeman, Montana.

Dottie Roberts, EdD, MSN, MACI, RN, CMSRN, OCNS-C®, CNE, is Editor of MEDSURG Nursing, the official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, and is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nursing Instructor at Walden University, in Lexington, South Carolina.

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