Labor shortage

Over the past several years, the demand for nursing staff has increased tremendously. In fact, the nursing shortage in the United States is anticipated to grow to 260,000 by 2025. (Buerhas, Auerbach, & Staiger, 2009). This foreseen shortage in nurses builds off of the knowledge that the average age of nurses is increasing, whilst the demand for nurses increases. More nurses are retiring or are close to retirement and an equal amount of nurses are not being recruited to organizations to take over…

One major problem society is facing today is a shortage of nurses. Lois Berry and Paul Curry (2012) state, “by the year 2022, there will be a need of 60 000 full time registered nurses (p.35). Berry and Curry note that the number of nurses will decrease by 2022. A nurse shortage is defined in relation to the current unmet demands for present nurses and student nurses. Nursing shortages are becoming a concern worldwide. The causes for this shortage are complex, some of which include, an aging…

Introduction Patient safety has been a topic of high interest in recent years. Many factors attribute to the quality and safety of a patient; however, nurse burnout has been identified as a key indicator for patient safety (Dolan, et al., 2015). It is important to identify signs when a nurse is exhibiting burnout. Burnout is identified as emotional exhaustion and dissatisfaction (Dolan, et al., 2015). Noting trends in low patient outcomes and signs of burnout among nurses can be beneficial in…

The Result of Mentorship within the Nursing Profession Felisha Rawlerson Widener University Department of Nursing Abstract The nursing shortage worldwide is a cause for concern because as the population becomes more ill and more dependent on medical treatment, we are relying on the cornerstone of healthcare: nurses; to sustain this demand. Numerous factors go into the dissatisfaction of nursing; from nursing burnout, understaffing and cumulative healthcare needs- just to mention a few.…

from a shortage now but will be much worse in the future. There are several factors that I am aware of before research, and several I will learn. From what I already know, Nurses today are forced to work more with less resources resulting in mental and physical exhaustion and high turnover rates. Some nurses decided to leave the field all together. What needs to be done to elevate the shortage today and the stress from the current working conditions? If there is such a nursing shortage…

Individual Literature Review Group Research Topic and Problem The research question my group and I formulated is, what are the interventions to decrease nurse burnouts in the health care setting? According to the National Nurses United, “Burnout is categorized as physical, mental and emotional exhaustion” (Ericksen, 2015). A nurse that experiences a burnout strongly effects his or her emotions and decreases their motivation, which can lead to a decrease in patient care. Furthermore, this stress…

A significant problem for many hospitals is the high rate of turnover for first year graduate nurses. According to Hillman and Foster, the lowest retention rates are those of graduate nurses. Several factors contribute to this number, from a lack of applied knowledge by the graduate nurse to a lack of support from senior staff. Having a high turnover rate, especially for first years, is typically anything but cost effective. Several hospitals around the country have begun implementing nurse…

Families across America are pressed to find childcare that they can afford, trust and rely on. This researcher intends to identify, correlate and summarize various articles, publications, case studies and academic literature to assist him in this study of childcare conflicts and working parents. Identification. Growth in the number of day care centers and other forms of non-parental care for children has accompanied this increase in working mothers. But for many families, finding…

Nursing Implications Caring for Loved Ones For nurses, the implications of death are an important part of the caregiver role. Often, family of the deceased look to nurses for hope, explanation, and as an outlet for the frustration surrounding death. Each patient, each story, each family is different. It is vitally important to remember this and make sure that each loved one and family member is given the appropriate space and time to mourn the loss of their loved one (Fast, 2003). Nurses are…

In many nursing facilities, hospitals are challenged with inadequate staffing. According to Yonder-Wise (2015), staffing involves hiring and implementing capable employees to meet the needs of patient care. Staffing and scheduling are primarily the responsibility of the lead charge nurse and the unit director. Scheduling is the task of implementing the staffing plan by assigning employees to work specific hours and days. Adequate staffing is needed to assure timely identification of any change…