Nevidjon, B., Erickson, J. I., (2001). The nursing shortage: Solutions for the short and long…
Nardi, D. & Gyurko, C. (2013). 'The Global Nursing Faculty Shortage: Status and Solutions for Change ', Journal Of Nursing Scholarship, 45(3), 317-326. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost.…
Every discussion about the nursing shortage notes that the root cause of the current shortage is different from the shortage in the past. That may be true to a certain point but some of the contributing factors remain the same, women have more career choices now than in the past. However there are some major differences between the current shortages and that of the past. One of the key differences is the aging nursing workforce and the global nature of this shortage. Another difference is the change in the way patients are cared for in…
“Nursing faculty drive the work that occurs in schools of nursing” (Milone-Nuzzo & Lancaster, 2004, p. 506). Nurse educators are the key to preparing a workforce that will provide quality care for the communities in which they serve. There is a core of skills and knowledge that the nurse educator will require, regardless of his or her particular role. The responsibilities of educators in various settings may differ in certain aspects, but the main role of any educator is to facilitate learning. “One method of future planning is to reflect on several possible scenarios and create a vision to support the desired outcome” (Hinojosa, 2012, p. 34). Faculty educators may perform roles such as advisors, lecture and clinical education sessions, skills labs, faculty committees, mentoring, maintaining competencies and accreditations. Faculty is responsible for curriculum development, student assessment and evaluation, and integrating appropriate teaching styles where necessary (Finke, 2009). To meet the objective to perform the roles, goals should be set with clear sub-objectives to identify the plan over the three to five year setting.…
The nursing shortage is not an issue that can be ignored any longer. The shortage is becoming a nationwide issue, and the nation needs to take action. Fewer people are entering the nursing profession, current nurses are retiring and leaving their jobs, and the dissatisfaction with patients and staff is not being taken care of. The following is an annotated bibliography which summarizes and evaluates three sources that address the nursing shortage.…
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Projections 2012-2022 released in December 2013, Registered Nursing is listed among the top occupations in terms of job growth through 2022 (American Association of Colleges of Nursing,2014). The nursing shortage will have a significant impact on the care that is being provided to the patients. Nursing leaders have the authority to hire or recruit new nurses to meet the needs of the facility. In this paper the author will discuss why nursing shortage is occurring, why nurses are displeased with the profession, and how nursing managers and leader will deal with nursing shortage and help to recruit nursing…
Nursing retention of the experienced nurse is a common problem in many acute care hospitals. With the recent increase in nursing graduates and, there is still expected to be a nursing shortage of 260, 000 nurses between 2018 and 2025 (Buerhaus, Auerbach & Staiger, 2009, p. 663). The financial impact related to nurse turnover is astronomical; the cost of replacing a nurse costs anywhere between $42,000 and $64,000 dollars (Lynn & Redman, 2005). To properly stabilize staffing in order to operate a high-reliability organization and provide high-quality and safe patient care it is imperative to retain the nursing staff. Nurse retention is more important than ever before with the constantly changing healthcare environment.…
This editorial response is in regards to the July 2005 editorial regarding nursing shortage. This author would like to commend the author on the article entitled, Nursing Shortage: Have We Missed the Real Problem? The article was found to be informative in regards to the subject matter, having significant content. Everyday, we are reminded of the existing nursing shortage within the United States. Discussion surrounding this topic is complex and interrelated. Today’s nursing shortage is very real and very different from any experienced in the past. The new nursing shortage is evidenced by fewer nurses entering the workforce, acute nursing shortages in certain geographic areas, and a shortage of nurses adequately prepared to meet certain areas of patient need in an ever changing health care environment. As a result, there is a growing realization that the supply of appropriately prepared nurses is inadequate to meet the needs of a diverse population.…
The nursing shortage is a growing concern for the nation. The aging population is causing more demand for qualified healthcare professionals. At the same time, healthcare professionals are retiring faster than they can be replaced. This shortage of nursing professionals is causing more overtime work, which creates more nursing errors. Scholarships and grants are being awarded to students to try and generate more nursing professionals. Many facilities are offering tuition reimbursement incentives to help lure nursing professionals. Many facilities are also offering sign-on bonuses. These incentives show how serious the increasing need for qualified nursing professionals is becoming.…
CNA predicts that this shortage will rise to approximately 60,000 by the year 2022 (CNA, 2013). The shortage in nurses’ workforce directly affects the population and health care system as nurses play an unique role in maintaining a high-quality health care system and meeting the health needs of the population. Also, the public’s confidence in Canadian health care system rests on maintaining its confidence in health providers; and a shortage in nurses has a potential impact on the quality of care, which directly affects on this confidence (Advisory committee on health human resources, 2000). So, the increasing health needs of the population require the availability of an effective, productive and sustainable health workforce (Price et al, 2013). One-third of the entire Canadian healthcare workforce consists of regulated nursing profession and because of the high number of nurses in the system, it has been suggested that “as nurses goes, so goes the rest of the system” (CNAC, 2002). Hence, Canada’s policy makers, decision makers, educational organizations, professional associations and or colleges, employers and others can start addressing the shortage of RNs right now. So, this paper proposes that healthcare delivery system requires the enhancement of effective, productive and sustainable nursing workforce to address the global issue of nursing shortage; moreover, this paper will argue that the failure to focus on retention of nurses is a critical factor contributing to the nurses’…
The nursing shortage impacts the world in a prodigious way. The nursing shortage has an adverse impact on patient care, as well as on nurses. The causes of the nursing shortage are multi-faceted and there is no single measure that influences the declining issues. The most concerning issue of the nursing shortage is the decline in patient care, and positive outcome (Buchan, 2010). The research question in this study is the following: How does the nursing shortage affect quality of patient care, work stress and nurse job satisfaction? It is a well-known fact that the nursing shortage increases work stress, by increasing workload and in return, this effects nursing care in a tremendous way.…
Clarke, S. (2003). Patient safety series, part 2 of 2: Balancing staffing and safety. Nursing…
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Nursing shortage is also evident by the reduction in the availability of new nurses, inadequate staffing to meet the high demanding in patients’ needs, to mention but a few. Healthcare organizations need regular, dependable, highly efficient and fully involved staff to provide excellent patient care at all levels. Therefore nursing leaders and managers are highly depended upon in changing this current trend of shortage and turnover of nurses affecting the healthcare profession (Hunt, 2009).…
The shortage of nursing isn’t something that just came along. The nursing shortage began in 1998. “An insufficient supply of essential personnel, such as nurses, is a stressor that many hospitals are dealing with,” says Buerhaus. The shortage has become the headline of every major healthcare newspaper, including advertisements in search of nurses who may need jobs. The shortage resulted from a combination of factors, including rising demand, little growth in nurse wages, and stressful workplace environments (Buerhaus). Being underpaid is the number one reason for many shortages. Other causes are short nurse staffing, poor work conditions ,inadequate resources for research and education, the aging nurse workforce, and the predominant female nature. It…