Grace Kondourajian
Mrs. Klenke
English III, Period 4
3 December 2015 Nursing Needs
The nurses of every hospital are the glue that keeps things running smoothly and proficiently. Decades have suffered from the shortage of nurses all around the world. The shortage of nurses is an issue that affects almost every branch of health care. USA today addressed the topic with some shocking statistics: A cohort of nurses entered the profession in the 1970s have aged into their 60s and are getting ready to retire, McMenamin says. So between now and 2022, not only will there be an expected half-million nursing jobs from growing demand — but also another half-million nurses will retire and need to be replaced. (Ramach)
The demand for nurses are …show more content…
Nurses have less than any other medical professional to prepare for all their responsibilities and duties. The time factor creates many issues with the educational aspect of nurses. If the schooling was lengthened more nurses would be prepared enough to graduate, but it would take longer time to create more jobs when they are already in such high demand. Ann Hendrich a previous nurse herself explains on this topic: “So, part of the nurse faculty shortage issue is not just numbers of individuals, but the need to lengthen academic career time; thus, decreasing the turnover rate from retirement” (Hendrich). Hendrich clearly states exactly the controversy that healthcare is facing on the nursing education …show more content…
The courses that the nurses take are very rushed in just four years of college in total. In order for the quality and preparation to be ideal, the classes need to be extra thorough. An article about improving the quality of care spoke on these educational issues: “Nursing education needs to strengthen their course offerings to emphasize concepts and skills needed to participate in quality improvement activities” (“Nursing”). These three pieces of evidence show the need for younger nurses and a more thorough education. The quality of care going on in hospitals will suffer if nurses do not have a proper foundation and a constant flow of young students completing the degree. The educational branch of the nursing shortage proves once again that it has a negative effect on the quality of care on the patients and the nurses
Mrs. Klenke
English III, Period 4
3 December 2015 Nursing Needs
The nurses of every hospital are the glue that keeps things running smoothly and proficiently. Decades have suffered from the shortage of nurses all around the world. The shortage of nurses is an issue that affects almost every branch of health care. USA today addressed the topic with some shocking statistics: A cohort of nurses entered the profession in the 1970s have aged into their 60s and are getting ready to retire, McMenamin says. So between now and 2022, not only will there be an expected half-million nursing jobs from growing demand — but also another half-million nurses will retire and need to be replaced. (Ramach)
The demand for nurses are …show more content…
Nurses have less than any other medical professional to prepare for all their responsibilities and duties. The time factor creates many issues with the educational aspect of nurses. If the schooling was lengthened more nurses would be prepared enough to graduate, but it would take longer time to create more jobs when they are already in such high demand. Ann Hendrich a previous nurse herself explains on this topic: “So, part of the nurse faculty shortage issue is not just numbers of individuals, but the need to lengthen academic career time; thus, decreasing the turnover rate from retirement” (Hendrich). Hendrich clearly states exactly the controversy that healthcare is facing on the nursing education …show more content…
The courses that the nurses take are very rushed in just four years of college in total. In order for the quality and preparation to be ideal, the classes need to be extra thorough. An article about improving the quality of care spoke on these educational issues: “Nursing education needs to strengthen their course offerings to emphasize concepts and skills needed to participate in quality improvement activities” (“Nursing”). These three pieces of evidence show the need for younger nurses and a more thorough education. The quality of care going on in hospitals will suffer if nurses do not have a proper foundation and a constant flow of young students completing the degree. The educational branch of the nursing shortage proves once again that it has a negative effect on the quality of care on the patients and the nurses