nurse letters

Date

First Mailing

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and

Bureau of Health Professions Services Administration

Rockville MD 20857

Dear Registered Nurse:

The Bureau of Health Professions at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) would like to hear from you.

You have been chosen at random to participate in the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN); now in its ninth cycle. The survey is meant to collect important information about the nursing workforce at national, regional and State levels. The NSSRN is used to inform policy makers about demand and supply of nurses in the United States, and in turn guides decisions about nursing education and licensing. If you would like a copy of the 2004 NSSRN report please visit our Web site at www.hrsa.gov.

To ensure the statistical accuracy of these data, it is crucial that we obtain information from every RN in the study sample. Since you were selected for this study, it is especially important that we have your response, even if you are no longer active in nursing

Be assured that all information collected will be protected and that your name will never be identified. Westat, a survey research firm, is conducting this survey for us. Westat will report only aggregated statistical data to HRSA.

It is important that you fill out the survey right away. You may complete the paper copy and return in the postage paid envelope, or complete the survey over the Web. The instructions for the web survey are on the cover page of the attached questionnaire. If you have any questions, please call our NSSRN toll-free Helpline at 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx or send an email to NSSRN2008@westat.com.

Your cooperation for this important study is encouraged and deeply appreciated.

Sincerely,

Marcia Brand

Associate Administrator

Bureau of Health Professions

Health Resources and Services Administration

U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services

Enclosure

Second Mailing

Date

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and

Bureau of Health Professions Services Administration

Rockville MD 20857

Dear Registered Nurse:

A few weeks back the Bureau of Health Professions at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) sent you a questionnaire requesting information on your status as a registered nurse. We have not received your completed questionnaire. If you have returned it, we thank you. If you have not returned it, please complete it and return it as soon as possible

You have been chosen at random to participate in the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN); now in its ninth cycle. The survey is meant to collect important information about the nursing workforce at national, regional and State levels. The NSSRN is used to inform policy makers about demand and supply of nurses in the United States, and in turn guides decisions about nursing education and licensing. If you would like a copy of the 2004 NSSRN report please visit our Web site at www.hrsa.gov.

To ensure the statistical accuracy of these data, it is crucial that we obtain information from every RN in the study sample. Since you were selected for this study, it is especially important that we have your response, even if you are no longer active in nursing

Be assured that all information collected will be protected and that your name will never be identified. Westat, a survey research firm, is conducting this survey for us. Westat will report only aggregated statistical data to HRSA.

It is important that you fill out the survey right away. You may complete the paper copy and return in the postage paid envelope, or complete the survey over the Web. The instructions for the Web survey are on the cover page of the attached questionnaire. If you have any questions, please call our NSSRN toll-free Helpline at 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx or send an email to NSSRN2008@westat.com.

Your cooperation for this important study is encouraged and deeply appreciated.

Sincerely,

Marcia Brand

Associate Administrator

Bureau of Health Professions

Health Resources and Services Administration

U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services

Enclosure

Mailing by FedEx

Date

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and

Bureau of Health Professions Services Administration

Rockville MD 20857

Dear Registered Nurse:

We are anxiously awaiting your response to the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses.

This Survey provides the Congress and the community of nurses with information necessary to determine the status of the nursing workforce in this country. Therefore, it is essential that we hear from you. To ensure the statistical accuracy of these data, it is crucial that we obtain information from every RN in the study sample. Since you were selected for this study, it is especially important that we have your response, even if you are no longer active in nursing

Be assured that all information collected will be protected and that your name will never be identified. Westat, a survey research firm, is conducting this survey for us. Westat will report only aggregated statistical data to HRSA.

It is important that you fill out the survey right away. You may complete the paper copy and return in the postage paid envelope, or complete the survey over the Web. The instructions for the Web survey are on the cover page of the attached questionnaire. If you have any questions, please call our NSSRN toll-free Helpline at 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx or send an email to NSSRN2008@westat.com.

Your cooperation for this important study is encouraged and deeply appreciated.

Sincerely,

Marcia Brand

Associate Administrator

Bureau of Health Professions

Health Resources and Services Administration

U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services

Enclosure

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and

Bureau of Health Professions Services Administration

Rockville MD 20857

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