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The Nursing Shortage: Problems and Solutions, 2002.
An analysis of the reasons for the current nursing shortage in the United States.
1,700 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 38.95
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The paper introduces the problem of a dwindling supply of nurses in the work force while the population requiring nursing services continues to grow. It examines possible reasons why fewer people are entering the nursing profession, including low pay, long hours, little room for advancement and excessive workload. One possible solution, that of attempting to improve these conditions and recruiting heavily, would provide a force of novice nurses. The challenges that novice nurses present, such as inexperience and increased supervisory requirements, are discussed.
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"One need only read the newspaper ?Classified? ads to realize that employers are trying many clever marketing tactics to attract prospective nurses into their organizations. Many are offering sign-on bonuses, extra benefits and other amenities to attract a limited supply of nurses. As both the general population and the elderly population grow, the number of nurses needed to care for them increases proportionally as well. The number of people choosing to pursue nursing as a career has been on the decline, mainly due to long working hours, low pay, high job stress and other factors."
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Nursing shortage: An image problem, 2006.
A review of the nursing shortage issue and suggestions of possible solutions.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper relates to the issue of why the nursing shortage is occurring. One of the reasons this paper focuses on is the problem associated with the image of nursing and thus the reasons why people are not choosing it as a career option. The paper further discusses factors for perpetuating the mythic perceptions including the media and gender stereotypes. The paper offers a recommendation on how to overcome this issue.
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"When the nursing shortage evident throughout the country in 1998 (Seago, Spetz, Alvarado, Keane & Grumbach, 2006) came to the attention of nursing associations and other industry professionals, most felt the shortage was a result of a number of factors intersecting: normal attrition, accident and injury, job stress and burnout and reduced numbers of students graduating from nursing schools. One factor rarely mentioned yet gaining in prominence as a major issue is that of image. According to research as far back as 1966 through the present day, researchers have cited healthcare professionals' contention that the public's poor image of nursing and the role of the registered nurse is a major factor preventing students from entering nursing schools."
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Solutions to the Nursing Shortage, 2005.
A research paper on the reasons behind the nursing shortage and possible solutions.
839 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 20.95
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The nursing shortage in present day society is a problem that will affect the nursing profession for years to come. This paper examines the history of the nursing shortage and methods being used to combat the problem.
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"Technology has progressed in leaps and bounds over the past century. The way we carry out our duties as nurses in my institution, however, has not. According to Bower & McCullough (201), there is technology available today that could streamline nursing practice, enabling nurses to spend more time with their patients. Items like palm-pilots and hand-held computers should be utilized more often to shorten the paper trail nurses must inevitably create while caring for their patients. Technology can be used to enhance nursing practice, which may be a solution to one part of the nursing shortage."
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The National Nursing Shortage, 2004.
A look at the reasons for the nursing shortage and how these problems came about.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 16.95
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This paper outlines the reasons for the nursing shortage, and how these problems came about. It also explores some of the measures being taken to reverse the trend.
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"The nursing shortage in the United States and throughout the world is reaching staggering proportions. Cooper Statistics show that half the nursing workforce will reach retirement age in years adding to the problem. Between and the average age of registered...."
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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, £ 31.95
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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
References
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"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."
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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, £ 43.95
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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.
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"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."
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Leadership and Change: The Nursing Shortage, 2008.
A discussion of transformational leadership as a solution to the nursing shortage.
2,037 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 14 sources, APA, £ 44.95
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This paper explores the issue of the nursing shortage from a critical feminist perspective, Everett Rogers' model of "diffusion of innovations", and transformational leadership. The paper asserts that all nurses today can and must assume leadership positions in every area of health care delivery and reform. It adds that nursing leaders today must be fully informed of the issues affecting their organization and also must be capable of anticipating future change. The paper explains that a transformational leader is able to create an innovative type of supportive environment that is marked by effective communication and recognition of human resources as well as diversity and individual differences. The transformational leader is also able to influence commitment both at the individual and organizational level so that organizational goals can be achieved. The paper concludes that the solution to the current nursing shortage can only come about through the level of motivation and inspiration which the transformational leader can provide.
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Introduction
The Nature of the Issue
Literature Review
Analysis of the Issue
Change Theory
Transformational Leadership
Conclusion
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"According to Beugre (2006), transformational leadership can be defined as "a leadership type in which leaders possess charisma and provide intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration and inspirational motivation to followers". The RNAO (2004, p. 1) defines leadership as "a combination of sound knowledge, an unwavering passion for a cause, and the courage to share these with others". In contrast to the transformational leader the transactional leader tends to try and control others instead of motivating them. The transformational leader is able to create a supportive environment by providing others with inspiration and focusing on human resources (Skelton-Green, 2006). The transformational leader is able to inspire a deep commitment in others through intrinsic motivation as a result of the value and importance of that leader's goals. The transformational leader's approach to inspiring acceptance of innovation is through the development of trust and openness (Aarons, 2006). The importance of transformational leadership at the present time is that nurses come to realize that a new image of the nursing profession is possible. As Beugre (2006) maintains, the leader through means of inspirational motivation is able to energize the members of the organization even under the most stressful conditions."
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Canadian Nursing Shortage, 2005.
This paper argues that the Canadian nursing shortage is caused by the government.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 10 sources, £ 49.95
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This paper explains that the nursing shortage is a multiple problem, which has continued through out the history of Canada. The author points out that the usual approach to the problem is economic --- find more nurses and give more money. The paper relates that the most formidable barrier to solving the problem is the government's idea that nurses are expendable and that, since shortages are merely short-term problems, they can be addressed through these temporary solutions.
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"Although the current nursing shortage is unique in that it has attained crisis proportions, it is just one episode in a historical pattern. Furthermore, the nursing shortage is a complex issue involving multiple problems of numbers, working conditions, work satisfaction, as well as the socio-cultural position of nurses and their lack of a voice. Numerous barriers hinder the resolution of the nursing shortage and all of them are based in perspective. The most formidable barrier is the idea that nurses are expendable and that, since shortages are merely short-term problems, they can be addressed through temporary solutions."
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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, £ 58.95
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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.
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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
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"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."
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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, £ 32.95
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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.
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"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."
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Stress and the Nursing Shortage, 2007.
An analysis of the contribution of stress to the nursing shortage in the United States and strategies to reduce the shortage.
922 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 22.95
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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
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"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."
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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, £ 47.95
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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.
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Indicators
Contributing Factors
Impact
Corrective Measures
Conclusion
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"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)."
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The Current Nursing Shortage in Canada, 2008.
An analysis of the issues that contribute to the current nursing shortage in Canada.
814 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 19.95
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This paper discusses the current nursing shortage in Canada. It looks at the issues that contribute to the nursing shortage, such as low pay, poor working conditions and a serious lack of resources. The paper focuses on the issues of recruitment and retention and why these have become problems for the nursing profession. Lastly, it suggests some solutions to improve the current crisis.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Issue
Historical Perspective
Current Status
Solutions
Conclusion
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"The prognosis for the nursing shortage is that it will become much worse while Canada's population is beginning to age. The two issues that need to be addressed are retention and recruitment through multiple changes. Meanwhile, there are positive developments such as the RNAO initiative which will ensure work for every current nursing graduate because of $89 million in funding for 4,000 graduates and similar funding in future years (RNAO, 2007). Such changes indicate that nurses can effectively address the nursing shortage by being assertive and advocating for their profession."
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Nursing Shortage, 2007.
An explanation of the reasons for the current 6% nursing shortage in the USA and some proposals as to how to rectify the problem.
2,340 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 15 sources, APA, £ 49.95
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This paper studies the causes of a 6% nursing shortage presently existing in the USA, and makes proposals as to how it can be overcome. The paper also studies proposals put forward to deal with the problem of heavy workloads, which include expansion of nursing programs, improvement of salary packages and relaxation of immigration rules. The author states that, although in the future the issue may resolve itself, hospital authorities need to act to lower the high nurse turnover rate to overcome this shortage.
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Abstract
Statement and significance of the issue
Related issues and consequences
Proposals for addressing the issue
Prospects for the future
Explain and justify your position on the issue
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"In the United States, there are approximately 2.9 million Registered Nurses comprising the largest job group in provision of healthcare. Nurses are the primary providers of hospital patient care caring for the sick and infirm. Nurses assist in medical procedure, enforce physician's instructions administer drugs and dress wounds. Nurses provide patients with an education in issues of healthy living and wellness as well as any current or chronic disease process and treatments. Nurses usually work along side other medical practitioners as staff nurses and are surely the backbone of the health care system (Goldsteen & Jonas, 2007). However, in recent years there has been a vast shortage of nurses in the healthcare industry that is expected to intensify dramatically as baby boomers age and the need for healthcare grows.
"Research shows that approximately 72% of hospitals reported a nursing shortage at their facilities. It is believed that by the year 2020, over 44 states and the District of Columbia will be experiencing a shortage of registered nurses (Aiken et al. 2001). In 2000, the Department of Health and Human Services indicated that the demand for R.N. will reach 2 million while only 1.89 million were available resulting in a shortage of 110,000 or 6%. The department made the following projections that by 2020; the shortage of R.N. in relation to demand will reach 29% with over 1 million nursing positions will remain vacant (Chaguturu, 2005)."
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