Does SB 840 address the nursing shortage?
The nursing shortage cannot be solved overnight. Lack of funds for training nurses is a major part of the problem. SB 840 provides for a publicly financed health care system that can set priorities, which can include investing in nursing education. As overall functioning of the new health care system improves, working conditions and factors contributing to the shortage of nurses can be removed. [1] Who is the blame for the health crisis? San Francisco Chronicle, 2006, B-6. Accessed 03/04/07 from http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/31/EDGOBIPU011.DTL [2] Governor Arnold Schwartzenegger, Governors Health Care Proposal, 2007, 3. Data obtained from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning. Accessed 05/07/07 from http://www.stayhealthycalifornia.com/ [3] Peter J Cunningham and Jessica H. May, Insured Americans Drive Surge in Emergency Department Visits, Issue Brief No. 70, Washington, DC: Center for Studying Health System Change, 2003, 2. Accessed 12/17/07 from ht
