Nursing Shortage In Nursing Essay
Introduction
Over time in health care there have been times in which, the directors of the hospital have been trying to get rid of Licensed Practical Nurse or LPNs and want their nursing staff to only be Registered Nurses or RNs. If LPNs are eliminated there will be a huge nursing shortage in the hospital setting. If a LPNs is currently working in a hospital setting are told to get their RN by a date or they will be fired. This is a problem because older LPN that is close to retirement they are not likely to want to go back to school for two to four years to maintain their job and become a RN. Also new students that want to become nurses will not look at the LPN programs offered by colleges and university because fear of not having a job when they graduate. …show more content…
How could the nursing shortage affect patients?
4. Could there be more of an incidence in medication errors?
5. What could happen to the cost of health care with the changes in nursing staff?
6. Who will replace the retiring LPNs and RNs?
Methods
My data is going to come from research articles about patient care and about the nursing shortage. I will interview classmates in my program about their difficulties finding jobs in the hospital setting. I will also talk to LPNs and RNs about the difficulties of not having enough LPNs on the floor.
My Qualifications
I am a Penn College LPN student and have been in the hospital setting and clinical setting for about a year now. I have also seen how the decrease in staff affects patient care from my clinical experience as a LPN student. I have seen firsthand experience with the nursing shortage at the local hospital during my clinical.
Conclusion
Clearly, the nursing shortage will affect more than the nurses losing their jobs. The nursing shortage will affect the patient by decreasing quality in patient care. By addressing the six areas above, I will determine how the nursing shortage will affect health care today. With your approval I will begin research as soon as
Over time in health care there have been times in which, the directors of the hospital have been trying to get rid of Licensed Practical Nurse or LPNs and want their nursing staff to only be Registered Nurses or RNs. If LPNs are eliminated there will be a huge nursing shortage in the hospital setting. If a LPNs is currently working in a hospital setting are told to get their RN by a date or they will be fired. This is a problem because older LPN that is close to retirement they are not likely to want to go back to school for two to four years to maintain their job and become a RN. Also new students that want to become nurses will not look at the LPN programs offered by colleges and university because fear of not having a job when they graduate. …show more content…
How could the nursing shortage affect patients?
4. Could there be more of an incidence in medication errors?
5. What could happen to the cost of health care with the changes in nursing staff?
6. Who will replace the retiring LPNs and RNs?
Methods
My data is going to come from research articles about patient care and about the nursing shortage. I will interview classmates in my program about their difficulties finding jobs in the hospital setting. I will also talk to LPNs and RNs about the difficulties of not having enough LPNs on the floor.
My Qualifications
I am a Penn College LPN student and have been in the hospital setting and clinical setting for about a year now. I have also seen how the decrease in staff affects patient care from my clinical experience as a LPN student. I have seen firsthand experience with the nursing shortage at the local hospital during my clinical.
Conclusion
Clearly, the nursing shortage will affect more than the nurses losing their jobs. The nursing shortage will affect the patient by decreasing quality in patient care. By addressing the six areas above, I will determine how the nursing shortage will affect health care today. With your approval I will begin research as soon as