THE EFFECT OF NURSING SHORTAGE ON HEALTH CARE REFORM By the year 2014, America will be undergoing through one of its historical moments, the provision of health coverage to the nation’s 46 million uninsured people. The aim of the health care reform is to improve access to quality care for all Americans. This implies more Americans will require Healthcare services.” Nurses are the largest group of U.S professionals and constitute a major part of the infrastructure necessary to any health care reform agenda “(1). Unfortunately there is shortage of Nurses to meet the demands of the health care reform. HRSA projects that, absent aggressive intervention, in the year 2020 the shortage will grow to more than 1 million RNs-representing a shortage of 36% (2).
In 2010, the total U.S. Hispanic population was 16 percent of the total U.S. population. By the year 2050 that number is expected to rise to 30.2 percent of the total U.S. population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2008). Even though the U.S. population continues to grow in diversity; nurses remained a homogenous group. According to Maier-Lorentz (2008), “Approximately 90% of all Registered Nurses are Caucasian. Although Hispanics have become the majority minority in the U.S., it is estimated that there are only 2 % Hispanic Registered Nurses in the nursing profession (Minority Nursing Statistics, 2005)” (p.37).
Care Delivery: Delegation Introduction The topic I have chosen to discuss in this essay is delegation, as from my experience this is one of the most complex nursing skills to develop, this claim is supported by literature (Weydt: 2010) Delegation is a suitable topic to discuss as it is a necessity for any nurse to be able to delegate effectively, especially in recent times in which nurses are stretched to their limits due to an increase in patient numbers and current government NHS cuts. The NHS is supposed to be protected from the public sector cuts, but new research shows that more than 50,000 jobs are disappearing from the NHS (Ramesh: 2011) Delegation has particular relevance to me as a third year student because knowing when, how and to whom you can delegate requires a complex understanding of the task in hand, the process of delegation, and the skills and existing workloads of the people available. It is especially important to achieve the right balance as a third year student, as delegating too much may result in a loss of control, while failing to delegate or not delegating enough can lead to duties not being completed. I will begin by discussing areas of delegation such as responsibility, accountability and authority. I will then move on to discuss aspects and principles of best practice.
Community Health & Population-Focused Nursing Task 1 Chandrakala Medrano-000201458 June 13, 2015 Western Governors University A. Los Angeles County which occupies an area of approximately 4 million square miles is the most populous county of the United States with a population of 10,053,995 people, according to the United States Census Bureau Estimates (2013). The population increase from the 2010 census to the 2013 estimate is 2%. A breakdown of the population according to age is as follows: 23.2% are under 18 years old, with 6.4% being under 5 years old, 61.8% between the age of 18 and 65 years old and 11.9% are over the age of 65. Females make up 50.7 % of the population in 2013.
In 2000, 35 million of the United States population was over 65 years of age, and by 2030 the figure is expected to reach 71.5 million older Americans. “Demographically, the coming generation of elderly Americans- the baby boomers- were themselves the pioneers in the great changes that have transformed family life over the past several decades, and their ageing is one of the most anticipated demographic events of this century” (Population Reference Bureau, 2010). With the continued advancement in medicine Americans are living longer. And, it appears that “while the number of Americans without medical insurance is high, the number without any insurance against the cost of long term care is far greater (Population Reference Bureau, 2010).” Ageism is a social attitude. Ageism is also part of attitudes where people believe that older adults can be treated in demeaning ways.
While women do not yet represent a gender-equal half of Israel’s armed forces, there has been 40% increase in the number of female career soldiers over the last decade. The Caracal Battalion, a specialized combat battalion, is made up of 70% female soldiers. The amount of compulsory service personnel has increased from 31% to 33% over the last 15 years – a steady but profound increase (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Papo’s photographs illustrate a world where a term of service is a rite of passage, a challenge claimed by all, for all. It uproots your life, teaches you to survive, shows you something you may not want to see, and spits you back out into the
Young single mothers fit into this category as well. Describe the population’s demographics based on research of professional literature and websites including local, state, or national levels Within the last decade, births to unmarried women in the United States have risen dramatically, presenting challenges for young women to complete high school and attend college (Romo & Segura, 2010). According to the Center for Disease Control (2009), in 2007 nearly four in 10 births were to unmarried women, compared to about three in ten in 2002. This increase has been attributed too high out of wed lock birth rated among women in the 20s with six out of 10 births occurring for women between the ages of 20 and 24. Although teen births account for a smaller proportion of birth rates overall, the overwhelming majority of births are among unmarried women: More than 84% for adolescents girls aged 15 to 19 years (Hamilton, Martin, & Ventura, 2009).
By 2050, the Black population will increase roughly 15%, making them the second largest minority group in America. Racial diversity in the United States poses very interesting challenges to the nation's existing financial and social services institutions ultimately having a profound effect on education, health care, Social Security, and natural resources. We are often reminded of looming problems such as fuel reserves, fresh water resources, unhealthy air quality as well as traffic congestion and diminishing wetlands through the media, many of us do not take seriously. The unfortunate reality is that America will not be able to accommodate its potential growing number of citizens and the increasing elderly population
Approximately 1.6 million people are in nursing homes in the United States, and another 1 million people reside in residential care facilities. In the year 2000, there were 472,813 cases of elder abuse or neglect in the 54 states in the U.S. This number is just a rough estimate of the abuse cases, as many cases of abuse or neglect go unreported. In fact, according to a study conducted by the National Center on Elder Abuse at American Public Human Services Association, every time one case of abuse is reported, five cases of abuse go unreported. Older adults are among one of the fastest growing populations of the United States; in 1990 one in eight persons was older than the age of 65; by 2030, this ratio will decline to one in five (Wan, Sengupta, Velkoff, & Debarros, 2005).
Vulnerable Populations 1 HCA430: Special Populations Chronically Ill and Disabled Chiqita Solomon Instructor: Sandra Rebeor September 3, 2012 Vulnerable Populations 2 Reducing and eradicating inequalities in the United States is a ongoing goal for the discrepancies within healthcare. Substantial discrepancies, with risk factors, healthcare access, illness, and some cases death, remain latent in these at risk populations. “Vulnerable populations are groups that are not well integrated into the health care system because of ethnic, cultural, economic, geographic, or health characteristics. This isolation puts members of these groups at risk for not obtaining necessary medical care, and thus constitutes a potential threat to their health (urban.org)”. The chronically ill and disabled is a vulnerable population that I personally work with in my healthcare career.