[Excerpt from publisher] This report presents an action plan for ICN and nursing to address the global nursing shortage crisis, based on the work of a two-year project initiated by ICN. It calls on national and global partners to engage in developing, implementing and financing interventions that reflect five priority areas: macroeconomic and health sector funding policies; workforce policy and planning, including regulation; positive practice environments and organisational performance; recruitment and retention, addressing in-country maldistribution and out-migration; and nursing leadership. Fran?ais: http://www.icn.ch/global/shortagef.pdf Espa?ol:http://www.icn.ch/global/shortagesp.pdf