Nursing shortage

beginning my research project, I know that the nursing field suffers 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…

patient care is on the decline due to nursing staff turnover and rising cost of healthcare. Studies have been carried out to determine how nursing knowledge relates to patient and organizational outcomes thereby producing limited empirical evidence on the same. However, the nursing intellectual capital theory has proved effective in reducing staff turnover, improving healthcare delivery as well as boosting nurse staff satisfaction. The theory hypothesizes the nursing knowledge sources in a…

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…

would be one that not only considers my experience and educational background, but also my physical requirements. After the bilateral knee surgeries, that forced me to go on medical leave, I could no longer stay long hours on my feet. Thus, bedside nursing is no longer an option for me. It is true, as cited by Yoder-Wise (2014) that how “nurses reach their career goals depends on the goals they set and how they manage their career development” (p. 545). It has been suggested, that there must…

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 needed to implement evidence-based practice.…

increasing quality and safety of the patient. Nursing Burnout as a Contributing Factor to Patient Quality and Safety Nursing burnout can be measured utilizing the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), a self-survey tool, which was implemented to various healthcare…

Nursing Research The purpose of this research is to determine if there is correlation between nursing shortages and/or staffing ratios and quality of patient care and satisfaction with the outcome. The results of several studies show the relationship between the ratio of nurses/patients with quality of care and patient outcomes (Negarandeh, 2014, p. 3). There is a nursing shortage throughout the world. Patient care around the world has changed due to this shortage. Nurses are taking on more and…

The Nursing Code of Ethics and When “Doing Good” May Cause Harm “An ethical dilemma is a situation in which an individual is compelled to choose between two actions that will affect the welfare of a sentient being, and both actions are reasonably justified as being good, neither action is readily justified as being good.” (Butss & Rick, 2012) Nurses can face ethical dilemmas everyday within their practice. Canadian Nurses Association [CAN](2008) states when nurses are in the situation of an…

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.…

need can be met as the growth of 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…