Expert In Nursing

Expert The role of expert focuses on formal and informal research and education required to be able to practice efficiently the field. As an expert, the nurse participates in forwarding the nursing practice and expanding upon evidence-based theories (Zerwekh & Garneau, 2015). In being that nursing is an evidence-based practice, it is the nurse’s responsibility to ensure proper research is being conducted in order to provide essential care for the patient. Furthering education is also a major component of this role as being an expert requires expanding on knowledge to keep up with the ever-changing times.
Practice Issue Nurses and the nursing community face issues all the time. Some of which are more substantial than others. One common issue that can be frequently overlooked is the global nursing shortage. Before explaining why this issue is concerning to both the health care system, it is first important to define what the nursing shortage is. A nursing shortage, as defined by the International Journal of Nursing, is the …show more content…
Despite the amount of nursing students graduating from universities across the nation yearly, the demand for skilled labor still exceeds what is available. One may think that the nursing shortage allows for job security and open opportunity as there will always be a need for nurses. While this thought-process does hold some truth, some opportunities come with a consequence. The consequence for the nursing shortage is twofold and affects everyone it touches. To begin, it affects nurses. As a result of the nursing shortage, nurses are getting burnt out from working longer hours and more days (Nardi & Gyurko, 2013). This causes fatigue, increased stress, and overall job dissatisfaction. Due to these working conditions, there is an increased risk for injury, drug miscalculation, and medical errors (Littlejohn & et. al, 2012). More importantly, there is lack of patient-centered