Nursing shortage

The nursing shortage has been present for many years, however, the shortage has grown in the past years and has become widely known. The nursing shortage may have affected patient care and hospital staff efficiency. There are quite a few causes for the shortage, including the large effects of the baby boomer population, difficulty of the practice, and the gender dominance in the nursing workplace. The shortage was a predictable oncoming event that was expected to happen and was no surprise, however addressing the problem has become difficult. A major factor for the nursing shortage was the viciously large baby boomer generation and its flooding into the health care workforce. The largest generation in American history was the baby boomer…

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…

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…

The shortage of health sciences professionals is most often associated with the demand for nursing staff. Nurses represent hospitals’ largest labor expense, amount to the single highest component to the hospital staff. Nurses are the primary providers of hospital patient care aside from the Physician's visits throughout the patient’s stay, from“Birth and death, and all other forms of care in between, are attended by nurses” (“Nursing World”, 2001). There are very few other health professions…

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,…

Nursing is a vibrant occupation but the turnover and shortage of nurses has become an enormous problem that is widely affecting the health care arena which results in poor patient satisfaction and outcome. Nursing shortage and turnover unenviably influences the leadership skills of direct managers, staffing level, work-related stress flexibility of schedule, capability of clinical staff and recognition of an organization. Hunt states that, “therefore nursing leaders and managers are highly…

largest percent of workers in the health care workforce, but that poses the question of how there could be a shortage within the field. The problem arises from the “gap between current or projected supply of staff, and current or projected demand for staff” (Buchan, Duffield, & Jordan, 2015). The shortage of nurses is an ongoing issue that has affected the world of health care since the 1960’s according to Dolan (2011). Although Dolan, predicted a 22% increase in nurses by 2018, it is still not…

Nursing is a profession in which nurses prevent illness, injury, setup healing, and alleviate suffering. However, there are several issues that are faced by the nurses creating shortages in the occupation decreasing the ratio of nurses to patients and leaving some patients uncared for. These issues are caused by low wage, high stress, and awful working conditions. Furthermore, compensation issues such as pensions, and retirement benefits are creating shortages in the position in both quantity…

Introduction Nursing is a dynamic profession of providing care for infirm and sick individuals. This profession exists due to the demands of society. 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…

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…