Shortage In Nursing Care

IOM (2004) and, Seago, Spetz, Alvarado, Keane, & Grumbach ( 2006) have opined differently and said that different research studies showed that turnover affects staffing level because nurses move from hospitals to nursing homes and lack of willingness by the individuals to work in nursing field. Hunt (2009) findings also showed that feeling overworked is a result of low staffing levels which is caused by nursing

Due to hospital care reaching an all-time high in America, we need nurses now more than ever before. Currently in America, we have an issue with nurses having too many paperwork to fill out. In the article “We Need More Nurses” by Alexandra Robbins argues we need more nurses in the hospital. Nursing shortage has been a common issue throughout the world. Because of this issue others are being affected in many different ways. This issue is not only affecting the hospital, but also the patients. In the article “When Hospital Paperwork Crowds Out Hospital Care” by Theresa Brown argues that nurses have too much paperwork to fill out about their patients. Having too many paperwork takes away from the nurses getting involved with their patients. In my opinion, neither of the arguments are valid because they lacks supporting details .Even though Robbins and Brown are passion about their topic, they both did a great job using pathos

According to an article that was published on June 6, 2013, it stated that the “Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offered evidence that nurse-to-patient ratio links with patient outcomes (Wagner, 2013)”. The hospitals would need to fix the situation by having staffing standards. The nurses need to be staffed sufficiently to avoid nursing burnout, because when a nurse is burnt out, then the patients will also be affected. The nurses would also need their time off to rest, so that they can function properly in the hospital (Wagner, 2013).

The issue of nurse staffing and patient safety is vital to the health of our patients and the longevity of out nursing licenses. No one wants to be the sentinel event that forces the change, so they leave making the problem of staffing worse. The departures cause inexperienced nurses to arrive and make the critical situation of staffing even more challenging. This is the environment we take our families and loved ones for care and their safety is at risk with this crisis.

Inadequate staffing, setting boundaries, long work hours, higher acuity patients, and the physical demand can take a toll as well. Finding ways to relax once you get home and leave all the issues you had at work at work since nursing is a stressful job. You may want to try some type of stress relieving activities such as yoga or anything else that relaxes you. Recognition and reward are a valuable asset to an employer because when an employee feels valued, it will help with morale and turnover. I also believe that another indicator of turnover for nurses is when they become less engaged and committed in their workplace. When nurses are better engaged and committed you’ll find that you’ll notice that they work harder and perform better in their job. You may also find less absenteeism and less turnover. This will greatly benefit the hospital or

One ethical obligation nurses are required to fulfil during their shift is to ensure no harm is done to their patient. Due to nursing shortages and too many patient’s, nurses are finding this hard to do. Ethics help nurses make the right decisions with the guidance of their morals, but due to shortages and overworked nurses they tend to feel dissatisfied with their jobs. This results from unsafe work environments, lack of time for communication and quality care of patients. “Understaffing and overtime hours have been associated with increases in patient mortality, hospital-acquired infections, shock, and bloodstream infections” (Kane et al., 2007b). Ethical conflicts are work can lead to physical and mental burnout for nurses. According to the Nurse Code of Ethics nurses are morally obligated to

In response to hospitals being under staffed with nurses, Theresa Brown argues that hospitals must have a sufficiently large nursing staff in her article “When No One Is on Call”. She effectively builds her argument by using personal anecdotes and statistics.

A noteworthy advocate of this issue, the American Nurses Association (ANA), dispatched a site in 2008 focused on safe staffing, to give upgrades and give nurture 's the apparatuses to be included all the while (Nurse Staffing Plans and Ratios). The Federal Legislation: Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2010, obliges Medicare-taking an interest healing centers to make boards for staffing arranges that are embodied no less than 55% immediate consideration nurture, and are predictable with national principles and rules, including obliged open reporting, and shriek blower insurance for the individuals who do approach to whine about staffing (U.S. Dept. of Gov. Undertakings.) Research by the American Nurses Association additionally demonstrated that by adding enrolled attendants to unit staffing dispensed with right around one-fifth of every healing center passing, diminishing negative results, for example, doctor 's facility gained pneumonia and acute myocardial infarction, particularly in serious consideration units and in surgical patients (Kane). As an aftereffect of diminishing and staying away from extra days the patient needed to stay in the healing facility, there was an expense funds of billions of dollars (Needleman et al.). States that have ordered safe staffing enactment reflecting ANA 's staffing way to deal with date include: Oregon (2002), Texas regulations 2002, enactment 2009), Illinois (2007), Connecticut (2008), Ohio (2008) and Nevada (2009) .( Nurse

Systems Dynamic may seem like just another difficult technical term; however, it can be a relatively simple concept to grasp and apply when explained in everyday terms. Systems are a part of your daily life whether you realize it or not. For example, all are a part of a family or maybe a member of a social group. Those relationships are influenced or impacted by choices and changes made within the group. These groups and relationships represent a system that can be dynamic and or complex at times; as many of us know from experience. Systems Dynamic from an organizational perspective simply examines and investigates the complex relationships that are or maybe impacted when change occurs internally and or externally in the system. Leaders can use this strategic approach which includes utilizing tools like diagrams, graphs, and simulation models, to pinpoint problematic issues and find resolutions. These tools support the decision-making process through analyses allowing consideration of a problem(s) through multiple scenarios. This method has limited risk and can enhance strategic alignment thus adding value and increased performance to the organization. This article focuses on changing your organizations current state to its preferred state utilizing one of systems dynamic

Nursing Shortage is a problem we all should be aware of. There are many factors that may lead to a nursing shortage, such as having stressful and unsafe working environments, and our nurses are being overworked. This is a problem we should be aware of because it is affecting the patient care. Nurses, would not have enough time to stay with a patient if they have more patients to worry about. Nurses play a big role in our hospitals and communities. They are important to have because of their significant roles and tasks they have in not only hospitals, but clinics and even private practices. Overworking nurses lead to a more stressful environment, patients get lower quality care, and nurses should have better pay and benefits.

As a professional nurse I have seen many nursing care issues that affect both the nurse and patients. Before I became an RN I worked as an LPN in a nursing rehabilitation facility. While working in that facility I truly saw what it meant to be short staffed. The nursing care issue that I have identified is short staffing and mandatory overtimes. I believe these issues go hand in hand. These conditions contribute to the detriment of patient and nurse safety. A nurse who is faced with a high patient ratio and then made to work overtime is prone to errors which can harm themselves and their patients. A scenario that causes fragile patients in need of excellent care to suffer.

The nursing shortage is something greater than CG4 and the PinnacleHealth system. American Associations of Colleges of Nursing (2016) states the current nursing shortage is different than all previous shortages. The current nursing shortage is product of fewer nurses taking the entrance nursing exam and entering the workforce. In order to solve the nursing shortage, government agencies and healthcare workers need to address the issue at its roots. Brown (2015) states nursing schools denies 68,938 eligible nursing school applicants in 2014. This is due to the nursing faculty shortage. Brown (2015) introduces a theory that there is a lack of nursing faculty because instructors make less money than if they practice in the clinical setting.

Any private or public institution, in whatever area of activity it is involved, needs professional personnel. But there is a natural process of transition of employees from one company to another in order to search for better labour conditions. And medical institutions, Healthcare sector in this case are not an exception. About the issues of high employee turnover rate in the Healthcare Sector and the main reasons why employees leave and how to minimize their quantity, we will discuss in this article.

1999). A high nursing turnover impacts serious challenges at all levels in healthcare delivery. The commonest negative influence of turnover in the context of the work environment is the inability of a health facility or organization to meet the patients’ needs and less time devoted to provide quality care to patients (Tai et al., 1998, Shields and Ward, 2001, Spilsbury et al., 2011). Increased turnover is also known to have a direct effect on patients’ safety resulting in medical errors, administration mistakes, and increased infection rates in patients (source). Shortage of nursing staff, resulting from turnover may have significant consequences on patients, even leading to patient injuries and deaths (Stolberg,

There were many turnover predictors identified by Tai et al. (1998) as age, job satisfaction, organizational commitment and head nurse’s behavior. Similarly Yin and Yang’s (2002) analysis exposed that internal environmental factors such as stress due to shortage of staff, poor leadership style and inflexible administrative policies are significantly related to turnover. In the clinical setting some head nurses are very supportive and seemed ‘fit’ with the unit and staff they led. When this ‘fit’ is present staff will be supportive, unit performance will be good and staff is generally satisfied with their jobs. Head nurse had a great influence on unit