Shortage of Nursing is a world wide problem and each country is trying its creative strategies to establish a stable, adequate nursing workforce and to retain its nurses. The U.S. Government projects a shortfall of 800,000 nurses by the year 2020. Tennessee will be able to meet only half of the demand for RNs by 2020 (1). Dr. Carol Huston the President of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International emphasized the future of nursing and the nursing shortage issue in her letter in the Advanced Nursing Practice 3rd issue of volume # 5 by saying “The theme for this issue of Create the Future is the Future of Nursing. Predicting the future is difficult even when environments are relatively static. When environments are dynamic at best and volatile at worst, visioning and proactively preparing for the future is very difficult. What is the future of nursing? What skills will nurses need to be health care leaders as we enter the second decade of the 21st century?” and “At the national and international levels, nurses are increasingly involved in greatly needed health care reform and in addressing the ever-increasing international nursing shortage. In addition, 21st century nurses, as global health care leaders, are part of the health care team that must address global health threats” (2).

Shortage of Nursing is a world wide problem and each country is trying its creative strategies to establish a stable, adequate nursing workforce and to retain its nurses. The U.S. Government projects a shortfall of 800,000 nurses by the year 2020. Tennessee will be able to meet only half of the dema...