A recent report from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (2002) on the shortage of RNs notes that the shortage is expected to rise from 6% today to 12% by the year 2010 and more than triple in size to 20% as soon as 2015.
A recent study by the Pennsylvania Homecare Association and Penn State University (2004) determined that telehealth use may enhance nurses job satisfaction and help to retain nurses in their current positions.