LESS than three years from now, the US would be needing an additional 1.2 million registered nurses to meet the demands of the workforce and the $2.9-trillion health-care industry—this according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Projections 2010 – 2020.

In addition, there has been a dramatic increase in the aging, elderly population of the US and the percentage of practicing RNs who are over age 50 and are going into retirement as well.