Stress and the Nursing Shortage

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses workplace stress and its contribution to the nursing shortage in the United States. It describes the serious nature of this nursing shortage and the importance of finding effective means of addressing it. The paper then analyzes whether increasing nurses' salaries will affect positive change in nurses' job satisfaction and thus help reduce the nursing shortage.

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Abstract
Purpose of the Research Effort
Rationale and Relevance of the Problem
Literature Review
Proposed Study Design
Instruments/Data Collection
Demonstration of Critical Thinking

From the Paper:

"This proposed study design demonstrates critical thinking through applying analysis of retention rates to the status of the nursing population. It is hypothesized that if the wage increase is effective, it is sufficient to compensate for the stresses associated with nursing and there will be a permanent overall retention of the nursing work force. If it is not sufficient, it is hypothesized that the nurses will not remain at that one hospital. This provides a foundation for engaging hospital administrators in a debate over the severity of stress for nurses and whether financial incentives are sufficient to compensate for stress in the long term setting."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Grumbach, K., Ash, M., Seago, J. A., Spetz, J., & Coffman, J. (2001). Measuring shortages of hospital nurses: how do you know a hospital with a nursing shortage when you see one? Medical Care Research and Review. 58 (4). 387 - 403.
• http://mcr.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/58/4/387
• Peterson, C. A. (2001). Nursing shortage: Not a simple problem, no easy answers. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. 6 (1).
• https://www.nursingworld.org/ojin/topic14/tpc14_1.htm
• Sochalski, J. (2002). Nursing shortage redux: Turning the corner on an enduring problem. Health Affairs 21(5). 157 - 164.

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