Tasmanian nursing workforce planning: A way forward in 2020?

Evaluation of a workshop introducing nursing to school leavers

“…[3] What is potentially adding to this predicted shortage is the fact that the average age of the registered nurse (RN) in Australia is 43.4 years and the enrolled nurse 45.3 years. [5] In Tasmania the average age of a RN is higher at 45.7 years, [1,4] with a large proportion aged over 60 years of age so at higher risk of exiting the workforce within the next few years. [4] In Tasmania there is a proportionally higher number of nurses aged 60 and over in areas such as aged care, mental health, management, research and drug and alcohol.…”

“…Much has been written regarding the looming aspect of mismatch in the nursing workforce and population need. [1] The population of Australia has almost doubled over the past 50 years, causing pressure on the healthcare system. This issue is compounded by the population becoming older, having a greater number of comorbidities and poorer access to health services.…”

“…The inclusion criteria included peer reviewed articles in English between 2000 and 2022. Exclusion criteria included: (1) articles not in English, (2) articles outside the year ranges These articles will be discussed here.…”

Strategies to support the growth and evolution of nursing and midwifery education in Tasmania

“…A health workforce report signalled that by 2025 Tasmania would experience a significant nursing shortage (Department of Health and Human Services, 2015). The expected nursing shortage was attributed to ageing, high attrition rates, part-time and casual employment, and recruitment challenges particularly to rural and remote areas (Mather et al, 2020).…”