Confronting the Nursing Profession's Workforce Challenges: Embracing Iceberg Demographics

Creat Nurs. 2024 Feb;30(1):58-64. doi: 10.1177/10784535241229448. Epub 2024 Feb 2.

Abstract

U.S. Supreme Court rulings on reproductive rights and affirmative action inadvertently present the nursing profession with a propitious opportunity to capitalize on the nation's rich mosaic of iceberg demographic identities-inherited and acquired traits that may not be visibly apparent-to address imminent challenges such as worker shortages and other perplexities within the workplace milieu.

Keywords: Ethics; diversity; equity; iceberg demographics; nursing; reputational equity.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cultural Diversity*
  • Demography
  • Humans
  • Nursing*
  • Workforce