Below are the groups of SON Polls from which to choose. 2ND OPINION CURRENT POLL The Maryland Hospital Association (MHA) released its Personnel Survey for 2006. The RN vacancy rate increased from 10% in 2005 to 13% in 2006, while JHH had a vacancy rate of about 9.3% in 2006.The MHA found that the State currently needs 2,340 more nurses and will have a shortage of about 10,000 by 2016. The projections take into consideration the significant increase in enrollments and graduations for Maryland nursing education programs over the past three years.What are the biggest challenges to overcoming the nursing shortage? Poll Open:4/16/2008 - 7/1/2008 Previous Polls › Local to Global Nursing › News & Publications › Resources › Giving › Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing › Faculty › Blogs Contact Us | Site Map | Intranet | Feedback| JHU Links
2ND OPINION CURRENT POLL The Maryland Hospital Association (MHA) released its Personnel Survey for 2006. The RN vacancy rate increased from 10% in 2005 to 13% in 2006, while JHH had a vacancy rate of about 9.3% in 2006.The MHA found that the State currently needs 2,340 more nurses and will have a shortage of about 10,000 by 2016. The projections take into consideration the significant increase in enrollments and graduations for Maryland nursing education programs over the past three years.What are the biggest challenges to overcoming the nursing shortage? Poll Open:4/16/2008 - 7/1/2008 Previous Polls