October 19, 2012 Nursing Statistics, Shortage, and Burnt Out According to The Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE), Nursing has been among the fastest growing occupational fields, and the demand for nurses is expected to continue as baby boomers retire, creating a need to replace retiring nurses and care for the aging population. Nurses are integral to our health care system; however, their profession is made more difficult by unsafe working conditions, causes of burnout, and
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The nursing shortage is an inevitable process that will only increase as millions of baby boomers exit the workforce and enjoy retirement. Nurses have become both vocal and proactive as it relates to the current need for skilled nurses within organizations across the nation. Nurses have continued to advocate for staff staffing in order to improve patient outcomes and promote a safe working environment. Patient safety and nurse safety go hand in hand, as nursing responsibility increases the risk to
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Factor in the Nursing Shortage Jacinta Lewis Walden University NURS3001, Section 7, Issues and Trends in Nursing March 9, 2014 Retention: A Major Factor in the Nursing Shortage The nursing shortage and the bullying culture are both of national concern. Many articles have been published providing the public with information these topics separately and how one affects the other. The information provided to the public should relate to the current workforce trends in nursing. The purpose
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Introduction Nursing is one of the most honorable professions and nurses are the true care givers and the backbone of our health care system. As the largest healthcare occupation, registered nurses held about 2.6 million jobs in 2008 (Bureau of Labor, 2009). Employment of registered nurses is expected to grow by 22 percent from 2008 to 2018, much faster as compared to all other health care professions (Bureau of Labor, 2009). Growth will be driven by advanced technology in patient care
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Nurse Shortage in Nursing Homes Nursing shortages have been an issue in the health care field for a few years now. This shortage is seriously impacting nursing homes and the elderly in our society today. With a shortage of 8.1% of nurses in 2008, it is important to understand what is happening to nurses (Addressing the Nursing Shortage, 2010). To help one understand the nurse shortage more, this paper will discuss resource scarcity, stakeholders, economic flows, changes in supply and demand, pricing
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The State of Oregon’s Nursing Schools and the US Nursing Shortage Analysis by Bridget Nickerson Introduction * The United States has been aware of an impending shortage in the qualified nursing staff of US hospitals since the late 1990’s. Oregon actively began addressing the problem in the early 2000’s. The state of Oregon has Sixteen Associate degree programs for Registered Nurses, and six baccalaureate degree programs (offered at 10 universities). There are currently four universities
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Resources-Nursing shortages Nursing shortages has become a global issue facing many countries. The scarcity of nurses is expected to increase as demands for health care services increase. Scarcity of resources in health care is a multi-faced problem with multiple causes ranging from nurses leaving the profession because of job dissatisfaction, retiring baby boomers, increasing health demands with decreasing number of those entering the profession, shortage of nurse educators and nursing school,
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African American Men Incarceration Cultural Diversity Socs-350N-18142 September 13, 2015 African American Men Incarceration Introduction Too many African American males are incarcerated in comparison with their counter parts, Hispanic males and non-Hispanic males. The increase percentage of African American incarcerated for the same crime a Hispanic male or non-Hispanic male may have committed is unbelievable. I chose this topic because there are a lot of factors why African American
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the workplace. Work place violence is one major threat that is facing the nurse’s safety in the environment. Nurses might get into trouble if they do not prevent themselves from the violence. Work place violence can result from lacking of nurses or shortage of nurses that works in one ward with plenty of patient. Working with plenty of patient may cause loose of concentration with the patient. This can cause the nurse to accidently poke herself or himself. That’s why it’s better for nurses to get enough
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practicing nurses. News media have trumpeted urgent concerns about hospital understaffing and a growing hospital nurse shortage. Nurses nationwide consistently report that hospital nurse staffing levels are inadequate to provide safe and effective care. Physicians agree, citing inadequate nurse staffing as a major impediment to the provision of high-quality hospital care. The shortage of hospital nurses may be linked to unrealistic nurse workloads. Forty percent of hospital nurses have burnout levels
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