Addressing the Nursing Shortage

Maryland Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing Workplace Survey 2005: Final Report, January 2006

This survey of Maryland nurses is a follow-up to a similar survey conducted by The Hilltop Institute (as the Center for Health Program Development and Management) in 2001 that examined nurses' perceptions of and experiences in the workplace. Both surveys were commissioned by the Maryland Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing. The 2005 survey sought to determine the extent to which gains had been achieved in nurses' perceptions and experiences related to workplace quality of life, management, workload, and compensation.

Compensation as a Function of Retention of Nurses, October 2002

A 2002 survey that queried Maryland nurses about workplace issues highlighted the importance of compensation packages in recruiting and retaining nurses. Hilltop (as the Center) prepared this follow-up report on strategies for enhancing the compensation packages offered to nurses.

Conducted by Hilltop (as the Center) for the Maryland Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, this survey queried more than 1,500 Maryland nurses about their working environment, compensation, and career satisfaction. This survey led to a follow-up report on strategies for enhancing the compensation packages offered to nurses.

The working paper on nurses' workplace issues, prepared by the Center for the Maryland Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, reviews the literature and integrates the deliberations of the Commission to illuminate the work-life issues of greatest concern to the nursing profession. This working paper provided the basis for the workplace survey, which queried more than 1,500 Maryland nurses about their working environment, compensation, and career satisfaction. The survey highlighted the importance of compensation in recruiting and retaining nurses, resulting in a third report prepared by Hilltop on strategies for enhancing the compensation packages offered to nurses.