Strengthening Alaska's Health Care Workforce
Alaska requires solutions that meet its unique challenges, particularly in health care. The Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development aims to promote a healthy economy and strong communities, which depends on a stable health care system.
Health care workers, especially nurses, are crucial to delivering quality patient care. However, Alaska is projected to have the largest shortage of nurses in the nation in five years.
The challenges in Alaska often have complex solutions, and retention and recruitment of nurses is no exception.
we cannot deliver quality patient care without them
Nurse licensure compact can be a solution to strengthen Alaska's health care workforce.
Author's summary: Alaska faces a nursing shortage.