Challenges and Policy Opportunities for the U.S. Nursing Workforce
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Alumni Spotlight with K. Jane Muir, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Nurses are the largest clinician group in healthcare and experience increasing structural challenges that compromise patient outcomes and clinician well-being. Drawing on national nursing workforce data, K. Jane Muir (BSN ’15, PhD ’21, MSN ’22), an assistant professor at UPenn School of Nursing, part of its Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, and a long-time emergency room nurse and family nurse practitioner, will discuss how health services research is translated to enact change at local healthcare system, state, and national levels.
Learning outcomes:
- Describe contemporary and long-standing issues facing the nursing workforce
- Describe how health services research is used to measure nursing workforce outcomes
- Identify opportunities for research to be translated into actionable policy solutions to strengthen the nursing workforce and patient outcomes
Credit Offered
- 1.0 Contact Hours
- 1.0 Hours of Participation
For details, including CE accreditation information, please see Nursing Alumni Spotlight - Jane Muir - 2026-03-19 CE Information