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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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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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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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The Nursing Shortage, 2007.
This paper explores the shortage of nurses, particularly in emergency and critical care units.
1,274 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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The paper discusses the shortage of experienced nurses in hospitals throughout the United States. The paper describes the consequences of this shortage, which include emergency department overcrowding and surgery cancellation. The paper explains the factors driving this shortage, which include the aging of the current nurse workforce and an ongoing drop in the enrollment in baccalaureate and master's degree nursing programs. The paper discusses how the inability of younger RNs to replace the aging baby-boom RNs suggest that the demographic forces underpinning the RN labor market will not ease for many years to come. Therefore, resolving these shortages will not be easy and are likely to require long-term and highly innovative initiatives.
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"The United States is facing a critical shortage of registered nurses, and by the year 2020, the average RN vacancy rate in the U.S. will be 20 percent (Mikhail 2005). The shortage of registered nurses has contributed to emergency department overcrowding, increased hospital diversions, bed and patient care unite closures and surgery cancellation, and poses a clear threat to trauma center viability (Mikhail 2005). According to the April 01, 2005 issue of Journal of Trauma Nursing, the problem can be framed as the classic supply and demand dilemma (Mikhail 2005)."
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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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Understanding the Nursing Shortage, 2008.
This paper examines research on the nursing shortage that highlights its ramifications on the future of nursing as a profession.
870 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 20.95
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The paper discusses the significance of the nursing shortage and shows how the shortage results from an individual nurse's personal perspectives regarding her present role. The paper shows further that individuals possessing personality traits compatible with the myriad nursing roles have the best chance of continuing on as a productive nursing professional.
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General Subject Matter
Rationale for Topic Selection
Research Summaries
Reaction
Impact on Role as a Registered Nurse
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"This topic was selected not only based on the seriousness of the issue's impact on health care in general. More importantly, this topic was chosen because one must be able to understand one's chosen profession from a larger perspective and not merely as an insider. 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: that of ensuring a prosperous future for the next generation of nursing professionals."
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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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Nursing Shortage in the USA, 2006.
An assessment of the nursing shortage in the United States today.
2,092 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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This paper provides a brief history of nursing and an assessment of the existing shortage of nurses with respect to the quality and costs of healthcare. This paper analyses the future trends in nursing care and concludes with a summary of the research and salient findings.
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Introduction
Review and Discussion
The History of Nursing
Impact of Nursing Short on the Quality of Medical Care in the United States
Impact of Nursing Shortage on the Costs of Health Care
Future Trends
Conclusion
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"The nursing profession in late 19th century America was still in its infancy when a few visionary leaders in healthcare (Florence Nightingale is repeatedly cited in this regard) fueled the movement toward organizational developments. "These leaders realized that a group was stronger than an individual, that an organization could accomplish things an individual could not, and that from unity came strength. They believed nursing's real power and potential could be realized through the united efforts of individual members striving to promote its interests" (Donahue, 1996, p. 318). These early healthcare leaders' commitment to organized nursing was further encouraged by the serious conditions that threatened both the patients and healthcare practitioners. "The primary concern of these leaders was, therefore, twofold: protection of the public from poorly trained nurses and the lack of standardization in nurse training" (Donahue, 1996, p. 318). "
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Nursing Shortage, 2004.
A look at the worldwide nursing shortage and some of the reasons for the shortage.
2,695 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 55.95
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This paper focuses on the reasons why the number of nursing candidates is dropping and what can be done to improve the attractiveness of the nursing profession to a wider number of candidates. More specifically, this study focuses on how a defined mentoring relationship, as a method in improving the nursing profession?s appeal to draw more students and candidates, can positively affect the qualitative aspects of the nursing profession.
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"The foundation of health care system is comprised of the different medical and health-care professions, each considered of playing important and significant role in maintaining satisfactory health care service to people. To be able to maintain an excellent health care service, the system must meet and satisfy the law of supply and demand in our health care professionals -- one aspect in which the nursing area has been experiencing a shortage in supply for some years now."
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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, £ 28.95
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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.
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"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."
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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, £ 21.95
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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.
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"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."
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Nursing Shortage, 2007.
An application of change theory to the current nursing shortage.
2,254 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 48.95
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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.
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Introduction
The Challenge of the Nursing Shortage
Rogers' (1983) Theory of Diffusion
The Use of Multiple Frames
Conclusion
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"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."
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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Care, 2004.
Study of the impact that the nursing shortage is having on the quality of patient care.
2,276 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 48.95
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This paper talks about the deterioration in the quality of care patients receive as a result of the nursing shortage. It talks about the causes of the nursing shortage, the implications of this shortage for the future of patient care, and what can be done to alleviate the problem.
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"A lack of nurses, or even a lack of highly trained and qualified nurses, can have a serious impact on patient recovery. Most patients deal with nurses much more than they deal with doctors and because of this nurses are very important to patients and how well most of them recover. Unfortunately, the nursing shortage that began several years ago is getting worse and therefore patients are suffering in many ways. It is important not only to understand how significant nurses are in the lives of their patients, but also to understand why there is such a shortage in nurses at the present time. There are several reasons why this is the case but the largest one has a great deal to do with how much nurses get paid. Most of them are concerned about the wages that they receive and feel that it is not sufficient for much of the work that they perform on a daily basis. In other words, they often work much harder than their pay actually reflects."
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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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