| Papers [1-15] of 100 :: [Page 1 of 7] | | Go to page : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 —> | Search results on "EFFECTS NURSING SHORTAGES": |
|
|
Nursing Shortage Effects, 2008.
This paper looks at the effects of the nursing shortage on an emergency department.
1,215 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 41.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
In this article, the writer notes that while the universal perceived shortage of health care personnel is serious in that its major impacts on health care delivery can be felt by patients directly, no other profession is harder hit than the nursing profession. The writer discusses the effects of the shortage of nurses concentrating on an emergency department. The organization selected for discussion is the emergency department of a community-based teaching hospital that provides tertiary care for the surrounding community and most of the county. The writer concludes that while it is understandable that operations cannot be encumbered by inexperienced personnel, the core values of nurses as coaches and mentors should be shown as an example for younger staff to follow and respect, regardless of the situation or even the fact that the hospital is not a full-fledged teaching institution unto itself.
Outline:
Introduction
Problem Identification
Leadership Behaviors
Cultural Diversity Issues
Problem Resolution and Recommendations for Improvement
Implications and Conclusions
From the Paper
"To increase the number of candidates, the experience criteria was dropped, favoring new graduates on the premise that they could be more easily taught to conform to the system instead of more experienced nurses firmly set in the manner in which they practice. Although the nurse managers maintained an open-door policy, this was rarely utilized by the junior nurses in voicing their complaints."
"The senior nurses, who had been practicing in the department for several years, were recognized as informal leaders on the floor and were valued for their operational, "field" input. This was almost always the charge nurse and one other senior per shift. They also adapted the leadership style of their superiors, as department operations were already efficient enough to run without management and coordination."
| |
|
Nursing Shortages, 2005.
An overall look at the problem of nurse shortages and suggestions on how the problem can be overcome.
1,986 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 63.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper focuses on the nursing shortage in the health care sector, although it also goes into issues of how technology changes in the nursing environment can mean a better future for more nurses. The report focuses on the nursing shortage in the light of the fact that there is additional work piling up for those nurses who are still practicing, as more and more nurses leave the field, and fewer enter into it. This report also looks at increasing technology from a management perspective as a possible solution to the nursing shortage problem. Spending more on technology often means less for nurses, howeve,r and this must also be addressed from a management perspective. Therefore, simply hiring more nurses is not a long-term solution to the problem.
From the Paper
"Nurses should have more educational benefits, thus attracting new talent to the nursing profession and ensuring that nurses would be able to get degrees. "In recent years, attendance at the New York State Nursing Association's multiday conferences has suffered because understaffed hospitals are reluctant to give nurses time off or the nurses are too busy to attend, said Mark Genovese, spokesperson for the NYSNA in Latham, N.Y. Money also is an issue. Nurses increasingly must rely on their own finances to attend meetings" (Myint, 2003). It would also be easier to cope with these issues if the nurse-patient ratio was decreased so that nurses do not have such a heavy workload.
Agency nurses should be cut back to allow more time for full-time nurses. Various nursing organizations across the country have implemented changes that address this very serious problem."
| |
|
Risk Management and the Nursing Shortage, 2008.
A discussion of the worldwide nursing shortage and its negative effect on patients.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 46.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper addresses the problem that health care risk management has not been utilized effectively in relation to nurses, who were once valued as the pivotal health care providers in the medical field. The paper claims that, as hospital systems began to feel the competition associated with globalization, administrators sought to obtain funding that would allow them to become conglomerates and have a dominant strength in the health care system nationwide. In order to obtain this funding hospitals and health care centers believed that the most effective method was to reduce staffing and equipment costs. Nurses were primarily affected and, over time, the situation was further impacted by nurses that left the field out of frustration, retirement, or migration to other countries. This nursing shortage, consequently, has had a negative effect on patients and the risk of increased patient injuries. The research maintains that this nursing shortage is one of the most significant issues that exists in health care today. Risk analysis indicates that there are no positive factors associated with the nursing shortage, but that there are solutions to the issue that all health care facilities can consider in changing their environments. The paper concludes that the most important method of addressing the issue is clearly altering the hospital system to demonstrate greater appreciation for professional nurses and to focus on personnel rather than on funding.
From the Paper
"Although it has been a trend over the last few decades for health care systems to ignore the needs of their nurses, according to McCormick (2006) this philosophy is changing (sec. 1). This is because it is becoming evident that while nurses may feel a connection to nursing or have worked in the profession for a long time, they also realize that they have other career choices that are less stressful and that will meet their economic needs. Yet, McCormick (2006) suggests that this belief will cease among nurses when the health care systems of the country do all that is within their power to protect the qualified nurses that exist today."
| |
|
The Nursing Shortage, 2007.
This paper discusses the implications of and effective approaches to the nursing shortage.
1,225 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
The paper explains that hospital conglomerates elected to begin reducing their nursing labor workforce in order to achieve the financial results that they desired. The paper discusses how, as a result of that decision, nurses found themselves having to work extra shifts and administer treatment to a larger patient load than they were accustomed to and these conditions led many nurses to leave the profession. The paper then discusses how nurses are workers in an industry that has ultimately failed to provide for their needs on a personal and professional level and, therefore, no matter how many programs are created to entice nurses to the profession, nurses will continue to leave until they know that the health care system respects their need to function in an ethically strong manner.
From the Paper
"Over the past few decades hospitals began to see themselves as competitive businesses that needed to grow and become prosperous in the health care industry. In order to achieve this growth and prosperity hospital leaders determined that merging with other hospitals to form systems or conglomerates would be the most effective route. Yet, in order to accomplish this task the hospital administrators had to provide funding for their endeavor. Consequently it was found that one of the highest costs for the hospitals was labor, specifically nursing labor. Therefore, after some deliberation these hospital conglomerates elected to begin to reduce their nursing labor workforce in order to achieve the financial results that they desired."
| |
|
Nursing Shortages, 2007.
A discussion on nursing shortages and how new nurses make their journey from novice to expert.
2,465 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
The paper discusses how the transition from graduate to professional nurse is difficult and stressful. The paper analyzes how new graduate nurses are at a high risk for leaving the profession. The paper examines how the hospital or organization that employs nurses must support learning programs with funding, expertise, and encouragement. The writer proposes that orientation programs need to be longer and specially geared to the problems of new nurses. The writer further argues that when hospitals show that they value nurses, by doing everything within their power to help novices grow into expert nurses, increased retention will be the result.
From the Paper
"The transition from nursing school to professional nursing is extremely stressful. The demands and challenges of the workplace can be overwhelming. New graduates may start out excited and joyful but soon are hit with the reality of the workplace. Expectations for caregiving have changed significantly too. Length of stays, for example, have decreased dramatically so that only very sick people are in the hospital (Ellerton, 2003). Many new nurses feel under-prepared and experience great anxiety about making mistakes and possibly harming their patients. Many feel that they lack knowledge to communicate effectively with doctors and with family members and feel inadequate for the job. The reality of the workplace is a shock. In school they were imbued with high ideals, but the workplace requires them to carry a larger caseload of patients with serious medical problems."
| |
|
The Effects of Nursing Shortages, 2008.
A paper highlighting the nursing shortage in hospital emergency rooms.
1,510 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 49.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper describes the nursing shortage in the United States and elsewhere, and reviews literature pertaining to the underlying factors behind it. The author also explains how this impacts on the emergency department setting and provides some solutions as to how this factor could be overcome.
From the Paper
"The nursing shortage in the United States and elsewhere is not a new phenomenon. This shortage can be traced to several factors, including those pertaining to personal and financial equity, the presence of more lucrative career options, high attrition rates of new graduates and personal satisfaction. With the coming realization that the health care infrastructure of the Unites States is less than satisfactory and more and more in danger of collapse as the "baby boomer" generation retires, health care professionals, particularly nurses, face an even bigger dilemma.
"Veteran" nurses in an emergency department setting are invaluable members of this particular department, particularly due to their clinical expertise and knowledge of department operations. They are the long-term staff that man, administer and manage the department even as other transient health care staff such as physicians-in-training come and go, they are indispensable repositories of operational knowledge changed and refined over the years to serve the community within which the hospital is based. While global turnover rates for nurses remain higher than other professions, those that choose to remain within the emergency department have a responsibility to pass on their knowledge to novices working within their department, regardless of profession. Nurses with substantial clinical experience in the same setting for years on end often set standards upon newer staff. These are important when one considers the relatively fast-paced tempo of any given emergency department. Acute patient cases are triaged, seen and examined, assessed, immediately treated, worked up for more diagnostics and discharged or admitted for observation with the intended goal of seeing all consults and giving them a definite disposition. An emergency care unit accomplishes this by ensuring a constant flow of patients in and out of its domain in order to be prepared for more urgent cases. The multiple roles of emergency department nurses, while demanding and at times stressful and complex, require staff that has acquired experience in this field as well as operational experience unique to the department."
| |
|
Nursing Shortages, 2006.
A review of the global issue of nursing shortages.
2,335 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper discusses how for the first time in the history of nursing, nurses have been retiring at a faster rate than new nurses could move in and replace them. This paper takes a look at the reasons for this problem and discusses various responses to this issue.
From the Paper
"Working conditions and environment were another factor. Nurses complained of mandatory overtime, inadequate staffing, questions and issues of morale, weak leadership and poorly trained assistant personnel (Watson 2002). The acute shortage of RNs was noted especially in the emergency room, intensive care and the operating room. Other factors, which contributed to the shortage, included the rise of many home health care agencies, new and more convenient community settings and health care services, which brought higher salaries and greater benefits than those offered by hospitals (Brown 2003). Research showed that the decrease in interest in the general hospital since the early 1990s was not linked with the nurses' educational level, experience or performance but with their work shift. Dr. Georges Benjamin, secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, reported to the US Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Aging in February 2001 that the shortage was due to insufficient nurses entering the profession, not staying in it and not happy in their jobs (Romig 2001). The report of the Congressional Research Service suggested that it was due to a mal-distribution of labor rather than a shortage of RNs, such as poor personnel decisions. "
| |
|
Nursing Shortage, 2007.
This paper discusses the nursing shortage and offers possible long term solutions.
1,358 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
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.
Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
Data Chart on Nursing Shortage
References
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."
| |
|
Geriatric Nursing Shortages, 2005.
Examines why there is such a shortage of nursing staff in the field of geriatrics.
2,000 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 63.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
One of the most serious problems in the field of health care is the shortage of geriatrics-qualified nurses. The elderly represent a small portion of the population, but account for most of the patients seen by nurses. This paper shows that the shortage of nurses has several causes, ranging from job dissatisfaction to lack of faculty available for training, but it is necessary to find a way to improve on the current situation and correct this problem, as the elderly population continues to grow.
Table of Contents
Title page
Abstract
Table of Contents
Situation
Justification and Problem Definition
Alternative Courses of Action
Evaluate Alternatives
Choice of Action
Conclusion
Bibliography
From the Paper
"Furthermore, studies have shown that living longer increases the chances and severity of health problems. Chronic health conditions especially are more common among the elderly. 82% of all the elderly have at least one chronic health condition. In many cases they have multiple conditions. According to Mion, "after age 50, the likelihood of an individual being disabled by disease doubles every five to seven years" (pg. 3 2003).
Blakeney's article states that, "According to a report by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, U.S. nursing schools turned away nearly 16,000 qualified applicants to entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs in 2003, due to insufficient faculty, clinical sites, classroom space and other constraints" (2004). According to Mion, faculty shortages are the number one reason cited by nursing schools for not accepting applicants."
| |
|
Nursing Staff Shortages, 2006.
A paper examining the staffing shortage that the nursing profession is experiencing and what can be done about it.
865 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 30.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper suggests that one way to address the staffing shortage problem in the nursing profession is to encourage more of those interested in a nursing profession to pursue a two-year nursing degree program instead of a four-year program. The paper explains that the two year degree still produces fully qualified and capable nurses and is worth pursuing for those interested in the nursing profession but not interested in a four-year degree program.
From the Paper
"This is not to suggest that nursing is an easy career path or that anyone can meet its challenges. To graduate with an associate degree in nursing, the student must master both science and math classes. In addition they need personal attributes that include compassion, the ability to keep their heads in crises, and the ability to think on their feet (Staff writers, 2005). These are skills that cannot be transmitted by a professor no matter what the name of the degree. However, for those who can handle the academic work, nursing can be a challenging and rewarding profession, and one that can be entered with only two years of college debt rather than four."
| |
|
Nursing Shortage, 2007.
This paper discusses the issue of nursing shortage from a social and cultural point of view.
2,842 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
In this article, the writer performs an in-depth literature review and analysis of the current nursing shortage through social and cultural perspective. The writer explores how factors contributing to the shortage are understood by others and then attempts to analyze the following topics: the prevailing attitudes in society regarding the social and cultural factors of the nursing shortage, how the dominant culture influences the values and priorities regarding the social and cultural aspects of the nursing shortage and whether this influence provides the dominant culture with privileges over other members of society. In addition, the writer discusses personal beliefs and assumptions about the issue and identifies barriers to the solution and the strategies for possible resolution.
Outline:
Background of Social and Cultural Factors
History
Today's Reality
Looking Ahead
Prevailing Attitudes in society
Society's View of Nursing
Influences of the Dominant Culture
Nursing Culture
Barriers to Resolution
Resolution to Social and Cultural Issue
Personal Beliefs and Assumptions
Conclusion
From the Paper
"There are many social and cultural strategies that can be utilized to help resolve the current nursing shortage in Canada. This nursing shortage is unique because of the unprecedented low supply of nurses and the high demand for their services. The usual solutions such as hiring bonuses and education reimbursement may help in the short run, but they won't solve the underlying issues. Addressing the core retention issues will be the most effective methodology. Currently, the nursing culture is such that new graduates can have a traumatic experience when they leave school to begin their nursing careers."
|
| Term Paper # 99866 |
temporarily unavailable
|
|
|
|
Nursing Workforce Shortage, 2007.
This paper describes the current nursing workforce shortage in the US, in general, and in Mississippi in particular.
2,218 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
The paper discusses the indicators and contributing factors to nursing workforce shortages. The paper then examines the impact and corrective measures necessary. The paper reveals that without intervention, the current nursing workforce shortage is only expected to grow. The paper concludes that there is much need for concern with the nursing shortage.
Outline:
Indicators
Contributing Factors
Impact
Corrective Measures
Conclusion
From the Paper
"There has been much work to study the current and projected nursing workforce shortages because of their vast impact on healthcare and the nation in general. There is a current Registered Nurse national vacancy rate of 8.5% (American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN], 2007). These vacancy rates soar even higher when looking at evening and night shifts. Because nursing requires personal twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, three hundred and sixty-five days a year, healthcare facilities are having increased difficulty in filling "off shift" vacancies. Of hospitals surveyed in 2006, "off-shift" vacancies were reported in 77% to 85% of hospitals (Nursing vacancies decline, 2006)."
| |
|
Nursing Shortage: A Research Proposal, 2004.
A proposal to investigate a mentoring system aimed to reverse the problem of nursing shortages in the United States.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 31.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
The nursing shortage in the U.S. is indicative of a number of significant forces, including changing demographics, decreasing resources, and increased demands on the health care system. The paper shows that, while work force shortages occur cyclically in other professions, this increasing shortage of nurses appears to be more severe and complex. The paper argues that the results of this trend, if left unchecked, will pose a significant threat to the overall well-being and health of the nation. In order to investigate this trend and create a hypothesis as a means for reversing the shortage, this paper proposes to investigate how creating a mentoring approach to recruit nurses could increase the number of nurses applying to nursing programs, improve the a retention rate of nurses entering the field, and increase the level of job satisfaction among nursing professionals.
From the Paper
"The US General Accounting Office (2001) reported similar concerns regarding the aging of the nursing population. As noted by GAO, multiple factors influence recruitment and retention of nurses. One of which is the reduced entry of younger people into the profession. Job dissatisfaction has been identified as an additional factor contributing to the nursing shortage. On the basis of a survey sponsored by the Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (2001), one-half of the currently employed, surveyed RNs have considered leaving the patient-care field for reasons other than retirement."
| |
|
Nursing Shortage, 2007.
An application of change theory to the current nursing shortage.
2,254 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 69.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper discusses how the current nursing shortage is more severe and complex than any previous shortage and how the causes of the shortage must be properly identified so that the appropriate innovations can be introduced. In particular, the paper looks at how E. Roger's (1983) theory of diffusion is perfect for the change process since it emphasizes the necessity of full knowledge of the problem and the innovation.
Outline
Introduction
The Challenge of the Nursing Shortage
Rogers' (1983) Theory of Diffusion
The Use of Multiple Frames
Conclusion
From the Paper
"The current nursing shortage is interrelated with other challenges, and none have easy or swift solutions. The shortage is coupled with an aging workforce as well as increasing health care costs (Copeland, 2005). The shortage is causing high workloads and stress for nurses as well as injuries to overburdened nurses and inadequate patient care. In addition, the nursing shortage is exacerbating in another way since another one-third reduction in nurse educators is about to occur due to retirements and resignations."
|
|
|
