Labor shortage

With predictions that this nursing shortage will be more severe and have a longer duration than previously experienced, traditional strategies implemented by employers will have limited success. The aging nursing workforce, low unemployment, and the global nature of this shortage compound the usual factors that contribute to nursing shortages. For sustained change and assurance of an adequate supply of nurses, solutions must be developed in several areas: education, healthcare delivery systems,…

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES The literature reviews present the different factors and reasons of rapid turn-over of staff nurses, which affects patient care. Turn-over of Staff Nurses Employee turnover is the rotation of workers around the labour market; between firms, jobs and occupations; and between the states of employment and unemployment (Abassi et al., 2000, as cited in Ongori, 2004). (Banaszak-Holl and Hines 1996, as cited in Antwi and Rowblis, 2016), the…

In the past, to supplement the shortages of nurses, nurses from foreign countries have been brought into the U.S. in order to fill the gaps in care givers. This has been termed nurse migration and has been steadily increasing since the 1990s. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has impacted healthcare…

weighing competing rewards and tensions made nurses withdraw from their nursing identities (chachula et al, 2015). Also, rigid, strained and non-responsive health care system, high patient workload and cutbacks all contribute to the crisis of nursing shortage. As evidenced by, a study shows quitting their profession provided some-self actualization and felt they made the right decision (Lavoie-Tremblay et al,…

nursing staff fails to meet the demand. In December 2013, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projected in Employment Projections 2012-2022 that the work force for Registered Nurses is expected to increase by 19% from 2012 to 2022. In a 2009 article in Health Affairs titled “The Recent Surge in Nurse Employment: Causes and Implications” Dr. Peter Beurhaus reported that a shortage of RN’s is expected to exceed 260,000 by 2025. This shortage is primarily the cause of current workers reaching retirement…

Clinical Nurse Educator-Intensive Care Unit The employment opportunity this candidate is interviewing for is a Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) in the intensive care unit of a 200 bed community hospital in Georgia. CNE’s are taught at the master 's or doctoral level, serving as instructors in colleges, nursing schools and hospitals. They combine clinical knowledge with a desire for teaching. As healthcare professionals, they play a crucial role in empowering the nurses by applying the leadership…

Running head: CHANGE 2 Change in the North Bay Hospital Change is a part of every profession, and is seen in the nursing field through new policies, advances in technology, and changes in the delivery of healthcare. There is planned and unplanned change and both have positive and negative impacts on the healthcare field as a whole. It can effect the people on a personal level and at an…

staff retention and nursing knowledge within practice guidelines. The quality of care resulting from improved working conditions is significant in determining job satisfaction. Statement of the Problem This study sought to address the problem of the shortage of nurses due to staff turnover using nursing human capital and find the…

the job” (Mantler, et al., 2006, p. 81). Thus, instead of sign-on bonuses, most nurses preferred that hospitals focus more on retention. Building and supporting the nurses who are already on the payroll would be a better response to the nursing shortage that are usually brought about by low morale and job…

Delegating in nursing goes beyond asking a nurse assistant to do something and walking away. When a nurse delegates both she or he and the delegate are held accountable and legally responsible for the whole continuum of the task delegated, yet the nurse is ultimately responsible. A prudent nurse must know what tasks can and cannot be delegated to the support staff providing assistance. The whole premise behind delegation comes from the overwhelming amount of nursing tasks and the need for…