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Professional Nursing Issue: Nursing workforce shortages contributing to unsafe staffing and restricted acces to care in Michigan

Pros of legislation

Cons of legislation

Pending Legislation: House Bill 4246 (2025-2026) Nurse Licensure Compact (NCL)

Stakeholders

Registered Nurses

Patients/Families

Hospitals/Healhcare employers

Increased risk of error and missed care

Limited access to services (rural/telehealth)

Scope/Impacts

Financial strain on health systems

insuffieient staffing is raising the stress of practicing nurses, impacting job satisfaction, and increasing turnover (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2024)

In March 2022, reserach found 52% of nurses were considering leaving their current positions related to insufficient staffing (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2024)

Expands nursing workforce supply and flexibility

Improved access to health care in rural areas

Supports telehealth

Reduced licensure barriers/costs

Regulatory adjustments, different state practice standards

Variability in standards

Does not solve entire staffing shortage

NLC supports telehealth becauses nurses can provide virtual care to out-of-state paitents without licensure complications (American Nurses Association - Michigan, 2025).

NLC Allows Michigan to be more competitive for recruiting by eliminating single-state licensing barriers (American Nurses Association - Michigan, 2025).

burnout, moral distress, turnover