The Nursing Shortage: Why Today’s Shortage is Unique Introduction: The nursing profession has experienced shortages many times in the past. This pattern was cyclical‚ with periods of high vacancy rates followed by layoffs and an oversupply of registered nurses. Today‚ we are experiencing another drought for nursing‚ but due to many factors‚ this shortage is different from anything the profession has witnessed in previous years. There are many that feel this shortage is severe and prolonged
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know that there is 126‚ 000 nursing positions unfilled in hospitals across the country ( Jackson‚ 2006) and the average nurse is 46 years of age? ( Alexandra‚ 2006). The public needs to see that the shortage of nurses is a major issue that is only going to get worse if something is not done about it. It has been shown that since the beginning of the shortage there has been an increase in mortality rates due to a increase of poor patient care. If this nursing shortage continues it will only decrease
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Nursing Shortage: Leaders or Managers? By Tonya D. Martin NRS 451v Grand Canyon University The nursing profession is experiencing an overwhelmingly grim shortage of clinical nurses. It is predicted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that the demand for nurses is going to increase approximately 60% between the years 2008 and 2018. Of those who graduate from nursing school‚ 50% leave the profession within their first two years of practice (Ferrell‚ et al‚ 2011). The problem
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Annotated Bibliography Woodcock‚ B (2011) How to Manage Your Time Effectively. Retrieved from http://www.kent.ac/uk/careers/sk/time.htm This is a great website on how to effectively manage your time. The site is filled with information such as; avoiding procrastination‚ prioritising‚ and breaking down tasks. There are also great time management quotes that are useful and a time management quiz/survey. Azarva‚ Joan (2010) Why College Students Need an Academic Planner
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Nursing Shortage The expected population growth of the older adult in the United States over the next few decades will have a dramatic impact on its healthcare workforce. As the aging population grows‚ the need for health care services will also increase‚ more especially from nurses. At the same time‚ large numbers of health care workers will be retiring while this demand for health care is on the rise. Although the nursing profession has the largest segment of the U.S. healthcare workforce
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Annotated Bibliography Cook‚ J. (2013). 5 Ways Online Education Saves You Money and Time. Retrieved from http://www.strayer.edu/buzz/article/5-ways-online-education-saves-you-money- and-time Cook writes on student life‚ going back to school and online learning for Strayer University. The review of the article is about how students save money by going with an online education. The article is very well presented‚ and it will help with my paper I am writing on why an online education is the way
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The term “shortage” refers to a situation where there is a demand for something but there is not enough of a supply to meet the demand. In order to determine whether there is an actual nursing shortage currently present‚ we must know what the demand for for nurses and what the current supply of nurses is. According to Buerhaus ‚ Staiger ‚ and Auerbach‚ the demand for nurses is expected to increase two to three percent per year. Furthermore‚ The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration suggested
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and Shortage of Nurses in Health Care The current nursing shortage and high turnover rate among nurses is a great concern‚ not only for health care organizations but also for the general population. The increase in an older population‚ as the “Baby Boomers” approach retirement age will add to this shortage‚ leaving many to wonder who will take care of them in their golden years. Subsequently‚ many of these “Baby Boomers” are nurses themselves and will be retiring‚ adding to the shortage. The
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Annotated Bibliography 2 Medical Office Management Current Issues Hetico‚ Hope R. Marcinko‚ David E. Medical Office Management focuses on business factors that affects a medical office. How it affects the objectives and how to achieve them. The objective goals would be to have more clients to increase more revenue. Tchernis‚ Rusty Slottje‚ Daniel Jonathan Current Issues in Health Economics analyzes the effects on the national health status. The issues of
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Annotated Bibliography Apuzzo‚ Michael L J. "Healthcare Reform In The United States 2010: An Academic Neurosurgeon’s Perspective." World Neurosurgery 74.1 (2010): 1-2. MEDLINE. Web. 19 Feb. 2014. World Neurosurgery is the official journal of the World Federation of Neurological Societies. Part of the journal’s mission is to “serve as a forum for scientific‚ clinical‚ educational‚ social‚ cultural‚ economic‚ and political ideas and issues for global neurosurgery.” Michael L.J. Apuzzo‚ M.D. is the
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