Nursing shortage: An image problem

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This paper relates to the issue of why the nursing shortage is occurring. One of the reasons this paper focuses on is the problem associated with the image of nursing and thus the reasons why people are not choosing it as a career option. The paper further discusses factors for perpetuating the mythic perceptions including the media and gender stereotypes. The paper offers a recommendation on how to overcome this issue.

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"When the nursing shortage evident throughout the country in 1998 (Seago, Spetz, Alvarado, Keane & Grumbach, 2006) came to the attention of nursing associations and other industry professionals, most felt the shortage was a result of a number of factors intersecting: normal attrition, accident and injury, job stress and burnout and reduced numbers of students graduating from nursing schools. One factor rarely mentioned yet gaining in prominence as a major issue is that of image. According to research as far back as 1966 through the present day, researchers have cited healthcare professionals' contention that the public's poor image of nursing and the role of the registered nurse is a major factor preventing students from entering nursing schools."

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