and knowing that you may not get the proper care that you need and desire because the nursing staff is short. That could be very dangerous depending on what’s going on with your health. Nurses have always been a huge part of the medical field because of the diversity of the occupation. Patients rely on the care of nurses while healing/recovering and when that care can’t be given‚ there is a big problem. The shortage of nurses in the twenty-first century will greatly impact the well being and outcome
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Physician & Nursing Shortages Impacts they have because the Affordable Care Act and Reform Marquitha Howell 9/28/2013 Healthcare reforms including Obama Care‚ formally named the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act greatly impacts physicians and nursing shortages. There are several provisions which could direct impact physicians and nurses through incentives for potential recruitment‚ grants‚ training and retention. Through potential initiatives‚ the act may indirect
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Safe Staffing Position Statement. This document outlined recommendations for safe and effective nursing care for children and their families. The position statement was recently updated and is intended to serve as the framework to assist organizations providing care to children in the implementation of evidenced based staffing plans to promote high-quality care. It is imperative that schools of nursing‚ healthcare institutions and pediatric nurses utilize this document as a resource to ensure that
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The Nursing Shortage: an Annotated Bibliography by Caitlyn Hunt English 111-1510 Due: September 4‚ 2013 The nursing shortage is not an issue that can be ignored any longer. The shortage is becoming a nationwide issue‚ and the nation needs to take action. Fewer people are entering the nursing profession‚ current nurses are retiring and leaving their jobs‚ and the dissatisfaction with patients and staff is not being taken care of. The following
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are numerous reasons for the nursing shortage nationwide. Perhaps one of the most influential reasons is related to the scarcity of resources that include nursing faculty. A decreased nursing force can be directly correlated with the declining number of nursing faculty available. Multiple factors including lack of interest in becoming nursing faculty‚ lack of funding‚ noncompetitive salaries‚ aging faculty‚ and global migration of nurses affect the nursing faculty shortage. If left unsolved‚ the issue
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Running head: NURSING SHORTAGE Nursing Shortage Epidemic Stefani Dayvault ITT TECHNICAL Institute‚ Saint Petersburg Campus Abstract This research paper explores shortages of Registered Nurses (RN) who successfully complete an associate degree or higher in relation to the demand required to fill the workforce market. This research paper will explore past‚ present‚ and future contributors to the epidemic of nursing shortage that affect the present health care system. These factors include
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having a nurse come into look after you‚ after you have had surgery. No one to check your vitals‚ give you replacements on your IV‚ no one to ask you how you are feeling‚ and no one to come in on time to give you your medications. The nationwide nursing shortages are increasing and creating not only a problem for the health care system but also for patients and their well being. Nurses are an ideal part of the healthcare system providing serious care to clients ranging in all age groups. Nurses assist
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Staff Shortages in the Medical Profession With the increase in demand for health care a critical nursing shortage is expected to rise over the years if necessary action is not in to effect. According to the bureau of labor statistics‚ the medical professional is expected to grow to 19% by 2022. While this is only a projected growth‚ many variable factors may affect the overall growth of the industry. Compared to an 11 percent projected growth for all occupations‚ the workforce is expected to grow
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Nursing Shortages are Critical in the Healthcare Field Sharoder Bonhomme American Public University System Abstract The nursing shortage is nothing new to the United States of America. In this issue analysis essay‚ the causes that are compounding the nursing shortage are examined as well as the actions taken to prevent the shortage from becoming worse. Past nursing shortage causes and the current causes are studied. Most importantly‚ patient safety is at risk resulting in medical errors
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Scarce Resources: The Nursing Shortage September 24‚ 2012 Scarce Resources: The Nursing Shortage It is a widely known fact that the United States is facing a critical shortage of Registered Nurses (RN’s)‚ and that over the next several years the need for nurses is going to increase significantly due to the ageing baby boomer generation. It is expected that by 2020 the United States will face a shortage of over one million nurses (Buerhaus‚ Auerback‚ & Staiger‚ 2009) and this fact has drawn
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