Labor shortage

The Effects on Patient Care due to the Nursing Shortage In the past couple years, there have been an abundance literature produce about how different variable that the affect the care given to a patient and the quality of care given by a nurse. This topic is important because quality care is a cornerstone in the practice of nursing. Nurses are at a time in the world to stay up-to-date with the new information to provide the highest quality of patient care, making a commitment to the advancement…

Nursing Shortage is a problem we all should be aware of. There are many factors that may lead to a nursing shortage, such as having stressful and unsafe working environments, and our nurses are being overworked. This is a problem we should be aware of because it is affecting the patient care. Nurses, would not have enough time to stay with a patient if they have more patients to worry about. Nurses play a big role in our hospitals and communities. They are important to have because of their…

but I knew this is what I wanted to do and these patients needed my help” (Vansickle 2017). Nursing shortages are very crucial to the health care system. In an economic analysis of the nursing shortage, The Heritage Foundation says, “the new demand for medical services for the millions who are expected to enroll in Medicaid and the federal and state insurance exchanges, could cause workforces shortages to become catastrophic” (Snavley). Even if people sign up for their medical insurance it could…

The call bell system is a major part of the communication between the patient in the healthcare staff. It provides notification to all hospital staff that assistance is required for the patient. However, with numerous conflict regarding the call bell system, its purpose is in disarray. The call bell system is an important part of safety issue as it can prevent falls, accidents and injury by notifying everyone that assistance is required by the patient, especially those who have weakness or other…

To me, being a nurse is more than a job or career. It is a continuous learning process that I am willing to take on each day, to embrace life changing events and miracles. Touching the lives of others whether the help is gratitude or remains unnoticed, the pride I hold in saying “I’m going to be a nurse” is unmeasurable. Nursing is more than a profession of integrity and compassion; it’s a privilege to be responsible for someone else. My pursue in nursing, first initiated when I was young and my…

Nursing Shortage and Nurses Turnover Deimys D Vigil NRS 451V Nursing Shortage and Nurses Turnover Nursing shortage is an ongoing issue which seems to be affecting every medical facility. However, it has been an issue for many years, and although we continue to hear “it is getting better” from many sources, there is still a huge problem in this field and continues to be one. Nurses are often found in hard situations such as having to work long hours under conditions that cause stress and can also…

environment. When your stress it can cause you to not provide patient needs effectively and your needs. It can also result in ineffective problem solving, changes in communication and alterations in behavior. Stress sometimes plays the role in the shortage of nurses and burnout. Nurse burnout happens because of emotional exhaustion, prolonged stress, depersonalization and reduced personal…

In order to find literature to review pertaining to the issue of staffing shortages for nurse, the SNHU Shapiro Library was used. The databases used for the search included: CINAHL Complete, and MEDLINE and EBSCOhost. The keywords entered were nursing staff shortages. This produced too many articles on nursing staff. To improve the results and the amount of resources found, the keywords understaffing nurses were used, along with the advanced search to search for a boolean/phrase to further…

According to Doctor Koocher and Doctor Keith-Spiegel, the responsibility of a mental health professional is to “take care to do no harm seek to safeguard the welfare and rights of [patients] when conflicts occur attempt to resolve these conflicts in a responsible fashion that avoids or minimizes harm [and be] alert to and guard against personal, social, organizational or political factors that might lead to misuse of influence,” (Koocher & Keith-Spiegel, 2008, p. 551). Webster Dictionary defines…

Mercy College defines integrity as, “Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as the basis of trustworthiness.” I personally feel that integrity encompasses not only all of these characteristics, but also the ability to apply these characteristics in one’s everyday life. Someone who displays true integrity does not act honestly and sincerely just in easy situations, but also in the most difficult. Integrity is a value everyone should strive to perfect both professionally…