American Nurses Association. (2014).
Fast facts: The nursing workforce 2014: Growth, salaries, education, demographics & trends
. ANA. Retrieved from
https://www.nursingworld.org/globalassets/practiceandpolicy/workforce/fastfacts_nsgjobgrowth-salaries_updated8-25-15.pdf

 (Links to an external site.)


Review the
data
presented in the
ANA Fast Facts
and describe some of the key attributes/characteristics of this sample of the nursing workforce.

Discuss some of the data that you found interesting; include what you believe the purpose (intent) of ANA sharing these results.

The
instruments
and
tools
that we use to collect data need to be
reliable
and
valid
. Define these terms and explain the importance of each. Share
one
way that can be used to collect data that you were not aware of or familiar with.