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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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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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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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
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Nursing Shortage and Nursing Turnover Nursing shortage is a phenomenon that is affecting nurses and the provision of adequate patient care in today’s health care industry. Nursing shortage is said to occur when the demand for employment of nurses is far greater than the number of nurses willing to be employed at that time (Huber‚ 2010). According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (A.A.C.N.)‚ “the nursing shortage is expected to increase as baby boomers age‚ and the need for health
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Sicko Film Evaluation Sicko is a two-hour documentary film directed by Michael Moore. This documentary gives the viewer an in depth look into the health care systems within the United States‚ Canada‚ the UK‚ Cuba and France. Michael Moore travels to these countries interviewing Americans about their health insurance coverage‚ cost‚ hospital visits‚ health expenses and compares them to each other. He also shows Nixon’s HMO promotion back in 1971 and Clinton’s reform failed effort in the 90’s.
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There are several legal and ethical implications that surrounds genetic testing for prenatal families. The forthcoming of new genetic information and technologies have exposed women to available options for those with genetic concerns and birth defects. For an example‚ ultrasounds utilizes sound waves to provide women with an image of the fetus. However‚ these in the womb images have stimulated growing debates surrounding ethical concerns such as psychosocial risks if fetal abnormalities are discovered
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Nursing Shortage and Nursing Turn Over Nursing shortage and turnover is an enormous issue affecting nurses in the delivery of patients’ care. Nursing shortages have been shown to cause unfavorable effects which include decreased job satisfaction‚ decreased access to care‚ and can lead to increased turn over. This paper is about nursing shortages and nursing turn overs‚ and how the author would expect nursing leaders and managers to approach this issue. The writer’s rational would be supported by
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