Abstract
Estimating the future nursing workforce needs is critical to all aspects of nursing care. Currently, the healthcare system is undergoing chaotic change, and predicting the workforce needs over the next 10 years has been challenging. The efforts of Dr Peter Buerhaus and his associates in addressing nursing workforce issues over the last 25 years are a hallmark. Dr Buerhaus joined forces with the state nursing workforce centers to discuss new approaches to this critical issue.