Although recent growth in both registered nurse (RN) employment and nursing school enrollment suggest potential easing of hospital nurse shortages, nurse staffing will likely remain an important issue for health care providers in coming years. “Studies forecast a growing gap between nurse ……. a deficit of more than 900,000 nurses by 2030,” (Standford, 2013, p. 42). A comprehensive, strategic workforce planning approach f….. essential for current and future success is fundamental. Strategic workforce planning requires that system leaders have a vision of how they will deliver care in the future. Human resource, finance, strategy, and clinical leaders should work together to project ……………. document continue