Combating the nursing shortage : Vermont's call to action -- Tackling the nursing shortage in rural Missouri : linking educational and service in a differentiated practice environment -- A rural state's response to the nursing shortage : Nevada's story -- The shortage of operating room nurses : what AORN is doing about it -- The role of nursing schools in addressing the shortage -- Developing an accelerated BSN program : the KSU partnership model -- A collaborative effort among nurse leaders to address the hospital nursing shortage in Cincinnati -- Perceptions of senior baccalaureate nursing students and nurse leaders : a look at elements of success in the workplace -- Intensity and challenge as an aspect of work satisfaction in an urban emergency room -- Power sharing : a strategy for nurse retention -- STAT! : a four-step approach to nursing recruitment and retention in a tertiary pediatric setting -- Responding to ANA's Nursing's agenda for the future : recruitment and retention program at a major medical center -- Career development programs at an Icelandic hospital.