According to the American College of Nurses, “the nursing shortage is very real and very different from any experienced in the past and will grow more serious over the next 20 years” (3). For the healthcare reform to be successful and significantly achieve its purpose, nurses’ shortage should be aggressively redressed. FACTS ABOUT NURSING SHORTAGE/BACKGROUND OF NURSING SHORTAGE There is no simple description of the cause of Nursing Workforce shortage. It is a multidimensional and multi-factorial issue that cuts across education, health delivery systems and the work environment. Also the impact of reimbursement, legislation, regulation and technological advances must also be considered in order to fully appreciate the complexity of the nursing workforce shortage.
Vulnerable Population and Self Awareness Nurs 440 May 27, 2013 Vulnerable Population and Self Awareness There are many types of vulnerable populations in today’s society that are vulnerable to certain illnesses or diseases. One of the most common vulnerable populations is the elderly. As the age increases most often it also corresponds with cognitive changes, specifically dementia. Chronic illnesses in the elderly increase their vulnerability and begin to be more dependent on others for assistance. Upon growing older there many choices to be made and one of the most difficult is having to place the elder person in a nursing home when he/she is no longer capable of being independent.
According to Bartels (2005), the nursing profession is heading towards a known disaster – shortage of nurses, increased demand of society, decreased reimbursement and growing dissatisfaction from patients and professionals. All these factors are threatening nurses in delivering safe and quality care. The prevalence of injury among nurses is increasing to epidemic proportion around the world. According to (Kumar, 2004) cited in Vieira et al (2005), nurses are among those professionals with the highest incident rates of work related injuries compared to other occupational groups. Types of occupational hazards encountered by nurses are numerous and varied.
Care of patients in acute and local community settings has become quite complex, requiring advanced skills and knowledge, while higher levels of nursing competency and specialization in a variety of fields has become necessary for modern practice (IOM, 2010). With an aging population and the prevalence of multiple chronic diseases, patients are sicker and technologies used for treating them have become more sophisticated, while the need for and shortage of primary care providers is growing. To respond to the demands of a changing, technologies based health care system and meet the complex needs of patients, nurses must pursue higher levels of education and training, while continuing to
17, Issue 31). There is a direct correlation between poverty and rising health care costs that make it hard to afford the health care that is need for a family. This author wants to explore the affects this is having on our children, marriage and domestically. Review of literature Over the past 30 years researchers have demonstrated that the number of Americans without health insurance- mostly lower class has steadily risen. Economists estimate about 2 trillion will be spent on medical care in 2007.
One of the advantages of becoming a registered nurse is based on the shortage. The problem of the nursing shortage is expected to intensify over the next fifteen years, due to the “baby boomers” are aging and with the elderly living longer, nurses will be even more in demand in the coming years. There is a steady decline in the availability of nurses as they go off the point into different occupations or do not even consider nursing as a career option. According to a report conducted by the Health Resources and Services Administration, thirty states are currently suffering due to a lack of nurses being able to fill positions. The overall look does not look promising for the state of health care in the United States.
Once in employment many IRNs experience difficulties due to differences in language and culture in their new country of practice. Barriers to effective communication have implications for all nurses but particularly those functioning in a second language and culture. This article suggests strategies for IRNs, UK-educated nurses, managers and policy makers to improve the experience of IRNs and to ensure patients receive the best possible care. Full Text * TranslateFull text * Turn off search term navigation * Jump to first hit Headnote Summary Internationally recruited nurses (IRNs) provide valuable resources to address existing and predicted nurse shortages. Once in employment many IRNs experience difficulties due to differences in language and culture in their new country of practice.
Not to mention the fact that as the years pass, there will be an increase of required patient care as people are only growing older and sicker. A generation of baby boomers are on the peak of their retirement (Olshansky, E. 2010) which means that an increased supply of nurses is imperative to ensure client safety and care. The more patients a nurse has to care for, the less efficient care the patient will receive. Having to care for more patients at a time, than the ideal number, would then become a huge barrier to the therapeutic nurse-client relationship. This could potentially remove the caring aspect from the nursing profession (Melnechenko,
Importance of Communication in nursing Aim of this assignment is to look into the importance of communication in nursing. The essay will comprise the definition, types and models of communication. It will also include the reflective model that will be used in the summative integrated assignment. Communication can either facilitate the development of a therapeutic relationship or cerate barriers[ Stuart and Laraia,2005].Health professionals became more aware of the critical role communication plays in health care in the late 20th century. But many of the problems faced by health care today is caused by failure to communicate properly.
A large problem in today’s healthcare environment is a shortage of nurses to fill positions. This shortage is felt throughout the entire medical industry rather than just the hospital aspect of the medical profession. As an addition to this problem, state governments and the Federal Government have failed to address this issue with adequate legislation. This leaves the individual medical facilities to devise solutions on their own. Nursing positions constitute one of the largest occupations in the healthcare industry.