“…As Yoder-Wise (2007) describes, perfect storms are the result of the amalgamation of coexisting factors having a much greater impact together than would be the case if the same factors were to occur by chance. From a global perspective, events contributing to a perfect storm in nursing include workforce shortages (Flynn & McKeown, 2009), multi-generational workforce issues (Carver & Candela, 2008;Sherman, 2006;Wilson, Squires, Widger, Cranley, & Tourangeau, 2008), an ageing workforce (Gabrielle, Jackson, & Mannix, 2008), clinical education challenges for nursing student placements (Williams, French, & Brown, 2009), increasing patient acuity levels (Ekwall, Gerdtz, & Manias, 2008), staff skill mix problems (Parker, Giles, & Higgins, 2009), diminishing resources (Johnstone & Kanitsaki, 2009), and evidence of poor quality of work life including escalation of workplace violence (Jackson, Clare, & Mannix, 2002).…”