(Answered) Workforce planning

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health has stimulated much discussion – favorable and unfavorable. Key Message 4 states that, “Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an improved information infrastructure.” Offer an analysis on this key message. • Discuss the meaning of ’work force planning’ • Explain legislative or other initiatives implemented and/or recommended to advance this key message • Describe the role of the local and state nursing organizations in advancing this message Support initial posting with two professional peer-reviewed scholarly journal references properly cited in American Psychological Association (APA) format.