The nursing school at a public university is considering increasing the class size of its nurse practitioner (NP) program to address shortages in primary care capacity in certain regions of your state. How could you use healthcare workforce modeling to show whether increasing the enrollment within the NP program at the university will have the intended effect? Taking into consideration the factors that affect healthcare workforce supply, why might increasing NP class size at the university not reduce the primary care capacity shortages within your state? (Hint: Use exhibit 13.2 in your book to think about factors that could affect the future supply of NPs.)
