There has being so much discussion about nursing shortage globally and yet the issue does not seem to be resolved. For nursing shortage to be addressed there has to be a collaborative effort that will include all sectors of the health care industry, the government and the media. According to Buchan & Aiken (2008) in a research paper examining the solution to nursing shortage, it was stated that nursing shortage is not necessarily a shortage of individuals with nursing qualification but a shortage of nurses willing to work in this present condition. The paper also mentioned that the causes are multi-faceted and should be addressed with a common priority
References
Buchan, J., Aiken, L.,(2008). Solving nursing shortages: a common priority. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 17(24), 3262. Retrieved November 20, 2008, from ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source database
The RPN and RN Struggle
15 years ago
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Sadly, the nursing shortage is going to affect the quality of health care tremendously. Where I work there are over roughly 50 RN openings at any given time. Nurses are subject to being overworked as a result and morale is subsequently declining. The incentive of overtime has lost its perk and the fatigue is being felt throughout the organization.
The scary part is that the shortage is forecasted to be the highest in 2010. We are entering a profession with high levels of stress and burnout normally and I predict a higher level of stress and workload resulting in nurses leaving the profession to pursue other professions sadly.
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