America is dealing with a very dangerous nursing shortage. This nursing shortage has both short and long term effects. There are many factors that have attributed to the nursing shortage. We currently have one hundred twenty six thousand full time job openings available for nurses (Retrieved 22 October 2002 from http://80-library.cqpress.com.indianapolis.libproxy./document.php?id=cqresrre200209200). If this shortage is not remedied we look to have a need for over eight hundred thousand nurses by the year 2020 (Retrieved 22 October 2002 from http://80.
library.cqpress.com.indianapolis.libproxy./document.php?id=cqresrre200209200). Nurses are being overworked with large patient assignments and mandatory overtime. They are becoming burnt out on nursing. Nurses are getting very stressed over their jobs and are beginning to look elsewhere for work.
Also, there is a shortage of nursing school faculty which in turn is declining the enrollment of students into nursing schools. There were over five thousand eight hundred denied entries into nursing schools during the 2000 - 2001 school years because there were not enough teachers, classroom space, or clinical sites (Retrieved 22 October 2002 from http://80-library.cqpress.com.indianapolis.libproxy./document.php?id=cqresrre200209200).
Another problem is that the average age of the nurses is forty three, which means they will be looking to retire soon and the nurses under the age of thirty only accounts for ten percent of the nursing population (Retrieved 21 October 2002 from http://www,aacn.nche.edu/Publications/positions/tricshortage.htm). We are looking at a severe crisis if something is not done to help the nurses already in the field and to help the future generation of nurses.
To address the issue of work overload for nurses a structure needs to be put into place. No one should have to work under the stress and conditions that some nurses do. There needs to be a law that would limit nurse-to-patient ratio.
The Nursing Shortage. There is a critical nursing shortage in the United States today, and it is not predicted to get any better. ... Utilization of these unlicensed personnel in the midst of this nursing shortage can prove to be disastrous. ... Works Cited Buerhaus, Peter I., Is a Nursing Shortage on the Way?... Coates, Karen, A., Are American Consumers at Risk with the Nursing Shortage?...
Executive Summary Senior Human Resource Management should adopt some changes in order to combat the current growing nursing/healthcare personnel shortage. ... Nowadays the nursing shortage has caused many problems in the healthcare industry. ... The Human Resource Management team has the ability to make the necessary changes to combat the nursing shortage. ... Without steady supply of new nursing graduates replacing their senior counterparts, the shortage will only continue to grow. 3. ... The shortage in physicians is not improving much either according to the Association of American Med...
In many cases, applicants to nursing programs are turned away because of the shortage of nursing teachers. ... In the article The Nursing Shortage in the United States of America: An Integrative Review of Literature, Goodin writes, "it is essential that today's young people are exposed to more positive and authentic images of nursing" (6). ... Financial reasons play a big role in the nursing shortage. ... If the shortage stays consistent "by 2025, the shortage in RNs is projected to grow to an estimated 260,000 FTEs, twice as high as any US nursing shortage since the 1960&#...
Nursing process C. Nursing code D. ... Shortage A. ... The American Nurses" Association has issued a code for nursing, consists of ten statements that all nurses in every field must follow... Most nursing students choose a field of nursing that fits his personality. ...
Nursing is a rewarding and fulfilling job. ... It may occur in both nursing students and nurses. Nursing is a highly stressful, and demanding job. ... According to National Health Career Week, "America's health centers provide care to about 20 million people nationwide including over 900,000 homeless persons in 7,000 communities" (National 2010). ... Here in the U.S. we have a major nursing shortage. ...
Hospital employers are blaming the nursing shortage for the mandatory overtime. ... Nursing advocates and nursing organizations such as AONE [American Organization of Nurse Executives], however, have defended hospitals, which repeatedly require nurses to work overtime (Johnson, 2001). ... Some administrators may believe the current nursing shortage is an emergency and that is enough reason for mandatory overtime. In fact, many nurses leave the profession because of the forced overtime shifts, thus contributing to the vast nursing shortage. ... Ignoring it will worsen the nursing shor...
Just as nursing in general struggles to attract young and new nurses to the field, specialty areas of nursing are not exempt from the battle. ... At the height of a nursing shortage, specialty nurses are feeling the pressure. ... In a field that is as lucrative as anesthesia, one would not expect a shortage. So why is there a shortage in anesthesia? ... Most Americans may not know that this is a disadvantage because "more than two in three Americans do not know that nurse practitioners are allowed to prescribe drugs" (22). ...
The United States is in the midst of a nursing shortage that is projected to intensify as baby boomers age and the need for health care grows. ... Many Americans do not realize the critical shortage of nurses, aides, and doctors facing our country. ... A serious shortage of nursing faculty is a main concern in many southern states and the District of Columbia. ... Through volunteering at a local hospital, I witnessed the nursing shortage crisis first hand. ... Nursing has not been a glamorized profession to young people in America. ...
Introduction America is currently facing a critical shortage of workers in all areas, especially skilled personnel. ... According to the American Immigration Law Foundation Immigration Policy Reports, foreign-born workers can fill the gap and foreign immigrant tech workers are not new to America. ... Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) July 2002 study, the nursing shortage is expected to grow to 12 percent by 2010. ... The nursing shortages are a very critical issue for each and every American, particularly since there are now published reports that patient deaths are directly rel...
