Eastaugh S R
Inquiry. 1985 Winter;22(4):404-17.
The number of nurses per capita in the United States increased 100% over the period 1972-1983, owing largely to funds made available through the Nurse Training Act (NTA). I studied the subsidy effect of the NTA by type of program (baccalaureate, associate, and diploma) and by type of school (public and private) using a fixed-effects analysis-of-covariance model that pooled time-series cross-sectional data from 639 schools over the 10-year period 1974-1983. I found that the estimated impact of the NTA ranged from +35,800 to +43,550 per nurse educated. I discuss whether this marginal price per additional nurse trained is a "good buy" as a government program in the context of other current nurse labor market issues.
1972年至1983年期间，美国人均护士数量增长了100%，这主要归功于通过《护士培训法案》（NTA）提供的资金。我使用固定效应协方差分析模型，对1974年至1983年这10年期间639所学校的时间序列横截面数据进行汇总，按项目类型（学士学位、副学士学位和文凭）和学校类型（公立和私立）研究了NTA的补贴效果。我发现，NTA的估计影响范围为每位接受教育的护士增加35,800至43,550。在当前其他护士劳动力市场问题的背景下，我讨论了作为一项政府计划，每多培训一名护士的这种边际成本是否划算。
