Nursing Shortage The issues and challenges orbiting around the world of professional healthcare are no secret; one of the major obstacles that have received a great deal of media attention in recent years has been the nursing shortage. The shortage persists in North America and has even been found to be affecting Europe. Much literature has been written about this subject and a range of theories exist regarding the reasons

Leading in a Complex, Evolving Environment Introduction Nurse leaders of today face a wide range of challenges in the execution of their mandate. It is important to note, from the onset, that to be able to effectively address some these challenges, today’s nurse leaders ought to have a unique set of skills and capabilities that enable then to navigate the said challenges so as to ensure that patient care is not adversely

Leadership and Management Nursing Issue: Nursing Shortage and Turnover Nursing shortage and nursing turnover is a key contemporary issue that has an adverse impact on nursing with respect to health care delivery to patients. Owing to the increase in the number of baby boomers retiring, there is a major strain on the healthcare system due to their several medical health needs (Peterson, 2001). In addition to the deteriorating nurse shortage is

Nursing Problem: Shortage of Nurses WGU Nursing Problem: Shortage of Nurses in Healthcare Nursing Shortage Researchers in Phoebe Memorial Hospital, gathered information to help them understand the extreme nursing shortage. The shortage they discovered, comes from not having an adequate amount of nurses, thus producing high turnover, potentially compromising patient safety and care. High turnover rates come from nurses themselves feeling upset and dissatisfied with long works hours and low pay. Data collected reveals,

Newman Nursing Shortage Newman's Theory of Expanding Consciousness and the Nursing Shortage The education which is required to effectively train today's nursing professional is constituted of equal parts applicable procedure and theoretical underpinning. It is the theory element of this training which offers stability, a framework for proper decision-making and guidance on deciphering the needs of the patient in an often volatile field of work. Such stability, framing and guidance are especially

Scarce Resources Nursing shortage basically means the demand for nursing professionals exceeds the professional nurses, this can be in a given healthcare facility, nationally or globally. This can be measured through the number of job openings demanding high number of nurses than the ones who are available or even the disproportionate ration between qualified nurses practicing and population. This is a rampant challenge in both developing and developed countries all over