The National Government and the Current Nursing Shortage: A Complete Review of Federal Departments of Health and the Need for Intervention in the Nursing Profession. This paper is a graduate- level thesis that addresses the current nursing shortage in the United States in respect to its history, its causes, the implication of HMOs, and the intervention of the federal government as a means to end the shortage. Graphs and tables are included. 150 pgs. Bibliography lists 65 sources. Pages: 150 Bibliography: 65 source(s) listed Filename: 9439 Current Nursing Shortage.doc Price: 1342.50