older adults and the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) both contribute to the recognition that there will be a shortage of physicians (Mann‚ 2011‚ p. 1). The Association of American Medical Colleges projected in 2010 that there will be a shortage of 63‚000 physicians by the year 2015. This number is expected to increase to 95‚100 by 2020 and 130‚600 by 2025. These shortages encompass primary care physicians as well as specialists. There will be an increase in the need for nurses in the coming
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JAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING ORIGINAL RESEARCH Quality nursing care in the words of nurses Linda Maas Burhans & Martha Raile Alligood Accepted for publication 19 March 2010 Correspondence to L.M. Burhans: e-mail: linda.burhans@gmail.com Linda Maas Burhans PhD RN CPHQ Associate Executive Director of Education and Practice North Carolina Board of Nursing and Adjunct Faculty‚ East Carolina University College of Nursing‚ Wilson‚ NC‚ USA Martha Raile Alligood PhD RN ANEF Professor
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Nursing informatics‚ an essential skill for nurses as healthcare providers. Nursing informatics is the combination of sciences inclusive of computer‚ nursing and information intended to aid in the effective management and processing of nursing data‚ information and knowledge which supports nursing practice in providing nursing care. (Graves & Corcoran‚ 1989). As the nursing profession continue to evolve in a technology advanced environment‚ the need for informatics competency is deemed vital in order
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Executive Summary The nursing profession has declined in recent 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.
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supplies and habitat. Causes of famine Definitions of famines are based on three different categories – these include food supply-based‚ food consumption-based and mortality-based definitions. Some definitions of famines are: Blix – Widespread food shortage leading to significant rise in regional death rates. Brown and Eckholm – Sudden‚ sharp reduction in food supply resulting in widespread hunger. Scrimshaw – Sudden collapse in level of food consumption of large numbers of people. Ravallion – Unusually
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PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute What works* Healing the healthcare staffing shortage *connectedthinking Table of contents 01 02 03 04 Executive summary l Key findings l Future Forces l Recommendations l About the research 05 Background: Business policy issues around the supply of nurses and physicians 11 The challenges of inadequate supply 20 Overcoming the disconnect 22 23 25 27 31 Strategies for developing a workforce
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Journal Article Research Critique by C. O’Neal MBA 532 UA – Quantitative Business Analysis Instructor:Dr. Ed Ohlson Cheryl O’Neal 3/8/2008 Journal Article Research Critique by C. O’Neal Introduction Cancer patients experience a variety of symptoms that are associated with the disease process itself and with the treatment regimens used to control or eradicate the disease. The authors (Bender‚ Engberg‚ Donovan‚ Cohen‚ Houze‚ Rosenzweig‚ Mallory‚ Dunbar-Jacob
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Degree Nurses? LOU ANN LAKE GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY Nursing History‚ Theories‚ and Conceptual Model NRS-430V Lorraine Hover June 22‚ 2013 Are Associate Degree Nurses as Competent as Baccalaureate Degree Nurses? The evolution of nursing education is being called into question. When a nurse passes the NCLEX exam does that mean they are a highly qualified educated registered nurse? The continuing debate regarding the levels of nursing education is vastly documented and researched. Does it
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despite the endless hard work and dedication from the 1.3 million strong army of NHS workers‚ the Government is still failing nursing staff. Nurses have proven themselves to be an incredibly important part of the NHS and Britain’s society as a whole. However‚ it is apparent from their salary and working conditions that they are not receiving the appreciation they deserve. Nursing is a degree profession and so the wage for NHS nurses should be a fair reflection of that. Nowadays‚ people are still viewing
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land was abundant and appeared very attractive to a lot of rich Englishmen. Due to overpopulation in the 17th century‚ land was scarce in England and owning property was considered a sign of wealth. In fact‚ it was the most important source of wealth for Englishman because through the land they could hold and produce more wealth through products such as tobacco and rice. Scarce land in England was becoming a serious problem due to overpopulation and the weathering out of the land there. “New land was
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