Strategy Exercise: Registered nurses are in short supply in the United States—a situation that it is expected to worsen. It is predicted that the demand for U.S. nursing services will exceed supply by nearly 30 percent in 2020.61 Many registered nurses are approaching retirement age, and the nursing profession is facing difficulties attracting new entrants and retaining existing nurses. In addition, nursing schools have been unable to expand fast enough to supply enough additional nurses.62 Working in a group of three to five students, research the severity of the nursing shortage, if any, in your area. Then develop an action plan to strategically address a nursing shortage in your area

(even if one doesn’t exist in your area). What are your suggestions for improving the quantity and quality of available nurses over the next two decades? Be prepared to share your answers with the class.