Nursing Shortages and Continuing Education The debate continues over the reason for the shortage of nurses‚ especially at the bachelor’s degree level‚ and what can be done to attract more associate degree nurses (ADN /RN) to continue their education into the baccalaureate degree (BSN) level. Although a shortage of all nurses across the spectrum is concerning‚ it is most acutely felt at the baccalaureate level where only 30 percent of the nursing workforce holds a BSN degree (source). Doctor Janine
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today is the shortage of nurses‚ especially nursing faculty. The shortage of nursing faculty directly affects the nursing shortage: educational programs are needed to produce more nurses‚ but lack of nursing faculty results in less students enrolling and graduating (Cowen & Moorehead‚ 2011). This global issue is serious and can impact healthcare for everyone since nurses make up a great volume of the healthcare workforce. Influencing Factors Various factors contribute to the shortage of nursing faculty
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Strategies and recommendations to Overcome workforce shortages And Improve Employee Morale. MIDDLEFIELD HOSPITAL MARCH‚ 2011 Prepared for: Board of Directors‚ Middlefield Hospital Prepared By: Deepthi Tandra (CEO)‚ Middlefield Hospital This report details strategies and recommendations to overcome the workforce shortages and improvement of employee morale of Middlefield Hospital. The Middlefield Hospital is a 50-bed tertiary care facility and has an integrated
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to USA‚ so many people said about nurse shortage. Most people concern and worried about the issue since more than decade. There are the Philippines has been working as a nurse‚ which is dominated among the nurse migration. After decelerating in the second half of 1990s‚ the American Nurses migrate along the way to the Philippines is still larger group of countries with maps‚ it has increased. About 10‚000 foreign nurses in 1995‚ the number of new foreign nurses entering the US workforce‚ the rate
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years and now the medical community is faced with a shortage of nurses. “Registered nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care‚ educate patients and the public about various health conditions‚ and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members (Bureau of Labor Statistics‚ 2012). Nurses are an important part of patient care and without them can impact the profits and performance in an organization. During the late 90’s‚ nursing began to change once managed care was implemented
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Informative Speech: Drug Shortages in Hospitals Paul Davis‚ the chief of an ambulance squad in Vernon‚ Ohio‚ was down to his last vial of morphine early September when a woman with a broken leg needed to get to the hospital. The ride was 30 minutes‚ and she was in obvious pain. But because of a recent countrywide shortage of drugs‚ his morphine supply had quickly dropped from four to one‚ leaving him with a dilemma. Should he treat the woman now or should he save it for a patient who might need
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Over the recent years‚ entering a hospital has become a health gamble. Hospital budget cuts lead to less staff. Fewer and fewer nurses are trying to tend to more and more patients. This creates a dangerous environment for the patients and poor work conditions for the nurses. It’s a vicious cycle because nobody wants to enter a profession where you are overworked. Too many hours of forced overtime quickly lowers moral and causes burnouts. So‚ people quit. In an effort to promptly replace them‚ new
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Studying abroad: Good or Not? Have you ever dreamed of studying in other countries‚ traveling to cool places‚ meeting lots of different people‚ and picking up a language or two? In recent years‚ studying abroad has been popular as the world becomes globalization. A record said that "241‚791 U.S. students went abroad for academic credit in 2006-07‚ up 8% from the previous year‚ and nearly 150% more than a decade earlier" (you can check it here). More and more students leave their own country to go
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In the United States there are over 3 million nurses employed in the healthcare field. The lack of nurse educators and qualified registered nurses in the United States has intricately woven the ultimate downfall of the health system that has led to a nursing shortage.Nursing is one of the fastest growing careers in America because of the high demand for healthcare‚ patients are getting sicker‚ elderly are getting older. Over 1 million Registered Nurses are over the age of 50 and they will be retiring
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hired nurses at a local hospital‚ the following steps are the ones I will take to ensure that the newly hired nurses understand the hospital’s organization culture: I will ensure that the hospital recruit using realistic job previews following the hospital core values. I will make sure that the company only selects the job applicant which best meets the demands of the job‚ fits with the work environment and the culture of the hospital. I will provide a
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