Nursing shortage According to Canadian Nurses Association(2009), human health resources have stated that by the end of 2011 Canada will experience shortage of 78 000 registered Nurses (RN) and shortage of 113 000 nurses by the end of 2016. Globally there will be shortage of 4.3 million health care workers. It was also shown that approximately 38% of new graduate nurses leave their workforce within the first year of employment (Lavoie-Tremblay, Wright, Desforges, Gelinas, Drevniok & Marchionni, 2008). According to registered Nurses Association of Ontario (2011), full time positions of RN dropped to 57.9 % in 2010 from 58.9% in 2009. With the current trend it is expected that the Canadian Nursing shortage will increase significantly. In order to understand nursing shortage and improve the future of the workforce, it is important to determine and treat the root cause of the problem. Through the use of professional practice model and fish bone diagram this essay will identify the major root cause of the problem. Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) defines healthy workplace as “practice setting that maximize the health and well-being of nurses, quality patient outcome, organizational, performance and societal outcome” ( RNAO, 2006, p. 11). The professional component is divided into 3 sections; this includes individual, organizational, and systemic level. Individual Level The current trend in health care system usually shows that at individual level there is often a poor work – life balance. This is often due to overtime, busy workplace environment, and short staffing. In relation to this problem health care workers often complain of being stressed, fatigue and burned out (Flinkman, Leino-Kilpi, & Salantera, 2010) whic... ... middle of paper ... ...ip. Retrieved on March 1, 2011, from HYPERLINK "http://www.rnao.org/Storage/16/1067_BPG_Sustain_Leadership.pdf" http://www.rnao.org/Storage/16/1067_BPG_Sustain_Leadership.pdf. Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. (2009). Budget fails to address nursing shortage: Nurses say. Retrieved on March 1, 2011, from HYPERLINK "https://www.rnao.org/Page.asp?PageID=122&ContentID=2830&SiteNodeID=451&BL_ExpandID=" https://www.rnao.org/Page.asp?PageID=122&ContentID=2830&SiteNodeID=451&BL_ExpandID= White, D., Oelke, N., Besner, J., Doran, D.,Giovannetti,P. & Hall, L. (2008). Nursing scope of practice: descriptions and challenges . Nursing Leadership, 24(1), 44-57. White, D., Oelke, N., Besner, J., Doran, D.,Giovannetti,P. & Hall, L. (2008). Nursing Workforce Utilization: An Examination of Facilitation and Barriers on Scope of Practice . Nursing Leadership, 21(1), 58-71.
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There is a shortage of all health care professions throughout the United States. One shortage in particular that society should be very concerned about is the shortage of Registered Nurses. Registered Nurses make up the single largest healthcare profession in the United States. A registered nurse is a vital healthcare professional that has earned a two or four year degree and has the upper-most responsibility in providing direct patient care and staff management in a hospital or other treatment facilities (Registered Nurse (RN) Degree and Career Overview., 2009). This shortage issue is imperative because RN's affect everyone sometime in their lifetime. Nurses serve groups, families and individuals to foster health and prevent disease.
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As the healthcare industry is free of charge for the most part in Canada, more Canadians take advantage of the opportunity. White, Oelke, Besner, Doran, and Hall discuss how the nursing workforce is faced with shortages and the lack of knowledge the public
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Healthcare is a continuous emerging industry across the world. With our ever changing life styles and the increased levels of pollution across the world more and more people are suffering from various health issues. Nursing is an extremely diverse profession and among the highest educated with several levels ranging from a licensed practical nurse (LPN) to a registered nurse (RN) on up to a Doctorate in Nursing. Diane Viens (2003) states that ‘The NP is a critical member of the workforce to assume the leadership roles within practice, education, research, health systems, and health policy’.
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Since the 1990’s, the interest in nursing and the profession as a whole has decreased dramatically and is still expected to do so over the next 10-15 years according to some researchers. With this nursing shortage, many factors are affected. Organizations have to face challenges of low staffing, higher costs for resources, recruiting and reserving of registered nurses, among liability issues as well. Some of the main issues arising from this nurse shortage are the impact of quality and continuity of care, organizational costs, the effect it has on nursing staff, and etc. However, this not only affects an organization and community, but affects the nurses the same. Nurses are becoming overwhelmed and are questioning the quality of care that each patient deserves. This shortage is not an issue that is to be taken lightly. The repercussions that are faced by both nurses and the organization are critical. Therefore, state funding should be implemented to private hospitals in order to resolve the shortage of nurses. State funds will therefore, relieve the overwhelming burdens on the staff, provide a safe and stress free environment for the patient, and allow appropriate funds needed to keep the facility and organization operational.
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To briefly summarize, the report acts to identify nurses as an important faction in enabling access to high quality, affordable health care. This was supported by the development of four fundamental recommend...