During the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous issues about the nursing workforce were reported, including nursing shortages amidst potential surges and the inability of nursing students to continue their clinical education due to pandemic-related concerns. This could undermine the progress made over the past 20 years toward a balanced nursing labor market and lead to shortages of RNs in the near future.

This study will use data from multiple surveys conducted in California to rigorously assess the current and future supply and demand of RNs, and to learn how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting this essential workforce.

This project aims to answer these questions:

• How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the RN supply and demand in California?
• What are the forecasts of RN supply and demand in California given the lasting implications of the COVID-19 pandemic?

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