TY - JOUR T1 - Addressing our national nursing shortage as a public health issue JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - 3 LP - 3 VL - 52 IS - 5 AU - Kaye Bender Y1 - 2022/06/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/52/5/3.1.abstract N2 - I have experienced at least four cycles of national nursing shortages during my career. They occur almost every decade and have been attributed to economic downturns, cycles of retiring nurses and increased health care demand. ER -