Nursing Shortage

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In this article, the writer focuses on the effect of the present and sustained shortage of nursing personnel within the medical community. The study also includes a discussion as to the present shortage of multidisciplinary nursing personnel; i.e., nurses trained in more than one specialty, gender disparity and retention and recruitment. Following a discussion of the identified nursing shortage and possible solutions, a Fishbone Chart is presented. This chart systematically lists the major different causes of the nursing shortage which contribute to the problem. Further, the chart relates to the shortage cause and effect situation and provides an informational data sheet presentation. The writer concludes that without a concentrated effort on the part of the medical community, educational institutions, and federal government the scarcity of nurses will continue to rise.

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Abstract
Introduction
Data Chart on Nursing Shortage
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From the Paper:

"As nurses can no longer solely rely on the traditional nursing practices to deliver patient care, a resolution to the shortage issue is first found in the development of a health care marketing plan that targets individuals who have a basic interest in nursing. Such a plan must include all the components necessary to attract well- qualified people, namely image, diversity, employment stability, benefits, working conditions, and educational assistance. No longer is it a simple case, for example, that an institution may have 20 nursing positions to fill, but rather that they have specialized nursing positions to fill such as; 5 surgical nurse positions, 10 pediatric nurse positions and 4 oncology nurse positions. The fact is, many nursing positions are highly specialized, and simply adding additional functions to a nurses' ever-increasing list of responsibilities is not an adequate solution to the nursing shortage. In addition, failing to recognize the need for nurse specialties compounds the nursing shortage issue."

Sample of Sources Used:

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (June 2000,). Amid nursing shortages, schools employ strategies to boost enrollment. AACN Issue Bulletin. Washington, D.C. Retrieved on April 08, 2006 fromhttp://www.aacn.nche.edu/Publications/issues/ib600wb.htm
• Buerhaus Peter, (June, 2000). The Implications of an aging workforce Journal of the American Medical Association. Retrieved on April 08, 2006 from http://jama.ama-assn.org
• Corning, S. P. (2002). Profiling and developing nursing leaders. Journal of Nursing Administration, 32, 373-375.
• DeBourgh, G. A. (2001). Champions for evidenced-based practice: A critical role for advanced practice nurses. Clinical Issues Advanced Practice in Acute Critical Care, 12, 491-508.
• Greene, M.T and Puetzer, M. (2002), The value of mentoring: a strategic approach to retention and recruitment. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. Oct;17(1):63-70.Oct.

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