Nursing shortage

staff communication problems and increasing physician workload, were caused by nursing shortages in hospitals (Buerhaus, Donelan, Ulrich, Norman, DesRoches & Dittus, 2007). It also reflected nursing shortages shortening nurses’ time for patients and lowering their ability to provide care on early detection of complications. Miss Chow Chiu-yin, the official of the Association of Hong Kong Nursing Staff, said “the shortage caused by a high turnover of nurses puts patients at risk” (Lee, 2014).…

Travel nursing offers many opportunities and benefits. Nurses require special traits to work in the field. Medical institutions pay travel nurses well, because they fulfill acute staffing needs and provide incentives that encourage caregivers to join their nursing pools. Within the discipline, there are many agencies and several specialties to choose. Special Personalities for a Special Field Travel nurses complete temporary work assignments at various medical facilities. They must earn the…

workers to think of moving out of their job and move to a better one. Nurses are having more work burnout imposed and are dissatisfied with their work because of the occurring nursing shortage. Aiken et al agrees with the nursing shortage is inputting more stress into the nurses who are still holding their job: “The shortage of hospital nurses may be linked to unrealistic nurse workload. Forty percent of hospital nurses have burnout levels that exceed the norms for health care workers” (1).…

Nurse staffing levels have made a difference in the way a nurse practices, as well as the care that the patient receives. The profession of Nursing, is said to be one of the greatest job growths of all US professions, and one that holds continued practice (Zinn, Guglielmi, Davis, & Moses, 2012). Furthermore, nursing is considered an often rewarding job, as there is a great sense of fulfillment to be able to help someone who is in need of care. Many times, patient’s will often look to a nurse as…

Grace Kondourajian Mrs. Klenke English III, Period 4 3 December 2015 Nursing Needs The nurses of every hospital are the glue that keeps things running smoothly and proficiently. Decades have suffered from the shortage of nurses all around the world. The shortage of nurses is an issue that affects almost every branch of health care. USA today addressed the topic with some shocking statistics: A cohort of nurses entered the profession in the 1970s have aged into their 60s and are getting…

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…

nurses lack jobs satisfaction and are likely to seek alternative employment. One primary cause is due to exhaustion and burnout, which attributes to a nurse’s intention to change job roles. Suzuki et al (2010) states that new graduates that entered nursing felt more burnout and were likely to leave their positions approximately 10-15 months; 9.7% of participants indicated they wished to leave their profession. Also, the lateral violence from their co-worker or horizontal violence from managers…

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…

Theory to Problem The shortage of Nurses and retention of present Nurses is reaching critical levels throughout my institution. Some of the reasons for the shortages are due to the long hours worked by Nurses which cause fatigue and burnout and mandatory overtime that nurses are expected to work. My paper will address how nursing shortages, retention, and staffing affects patients comfort and safety. Description of the Problem A problem that I am currently encountering in my nursing practice is…

goal many want. Although Elizabeth Vansickle comes from a rough past, her persistence has driven her to become such a strong women. Her background, experience, and views on how things are handled in the medical field has become a fundamental in why nursing is such an interesting career. Mrs. Vansickle, who frequently goes by Lisa, has a kind look on her face, it seems as her face is always relaxed. She is almost fifty years old but does not look like it at all. She takes her hair down from a…