Although African-Americans represent the largest minority group, studies show they have the lowest success rates in nursing programs. According to the AACN (2013), “African-American nursing students have the lowest graduation rate when compared to other minority groups”. The lack of minorities providing care negatively effects healthcare outcomes and accessibility. In order to increase the number of African-Americans nurses practicing, it is essential to gain an understanding of the conditions that lead to successes and failures. The purpose of this study is to provide insight into the positive and negative experiences had by African-American nursing students, for development of appropriate interventions to increase the number of successful graduates. Introduction
Registered nurses are an integral part of the healthcare system, and make up the largest number of healthcare professionals. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2015) “The employment rate for registered nurses is expected to grow by 16% between 2014 and 2024”. This is more than double the average rate of growth for a profession. The rapid growth rate can be attributed in part to better management of chronic diseases and the baby boomer generation. The growth in the nursing profession is paramount, however the demographics of the nursing population does not mirror the demographics of the population served.
Individuals from minority groups comprise more than one third of population in the U.S.
As the general population continues to age and grow, the nursing workforce is aging alongside. Approximately half of the current nursing workforce is apart of the baby boomer generation (Mion). RNs are eligible to retire at age 55, which will affect the majority of “baby boomer” nurses between 2005 and 2010 (Mion). According to the Nursing Management Aging Workforce Survey in 2006, “55% of surveyed nurses reported their intention to retire between 2011 and 2020” (Nursing Shortage). The demand for skilled nurses is growing at an exponential rate. According to information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the supply of nurses has been
There will be a few challenges ahead for our healthcare system and the nursing profession: 1. The Aging Population- (baby boomers will be hitting retirement age). 2. Poverty-“the increasing numbers of disenfranchised people and pressure to limit health care expenditures will collide to create an intense values conflict for nurses of the future”. (Chitty & Black p.382) 3. Unhealthy Lifestyles- (obesity, tobacco use, lack of exercise, stress, HIV/AIDS and drug abuse). 4. Faculty and Student shortages- making nursing shortage worse. Nurses as
The Institute of Medicine’s 2010 report on The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health acknowledges the changing healthcare sector in the US and describes future vision of healthcare and the role of nurses to fulfill that vision. The United States always strives to provide affordable and quality healthcare to the entire population of the country. In order to achieve this goal an overall restructuring of the healthcare system was necessitated. Nurses are considered to be the central part of the healthcare system to provide high quality and safe patient care. Nursing in the US is the single largest segment of the healthcare workforce with almost 3 million nurses working in different areas across the county. The changing
There were many black young women who were very interested in nursing, and were dedicated to pursue their dream, and wouldn't stop trying until they were given equal rights and accepted into these nursing programs. Some black women would follow along with the black soldiers in the Civil War and provide care to these wounded soldiers, as well as
A great cause for concern in today’s healthcare system is the shortage of nurses. The shortage of nurses will continue as society lives longer, albeit sicker, as technology advances. The chasm that exists between healthcare demand, available nurses and mid-level practitioner must be narrowed. Without a solution, healthcare disparities
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (USBLS) (2015) estimates an additional of 439,300 more registered nurses (RNs) for 2014 to 2024, equating to a 16% increase in employment. Approximately 30% of new RNs leave their first jobs less than a year upon hiring, while 525,000 nurses are expected to retire until 2022- a demand totaled to around 1 million jobs by 2022. The increase is attributed to retiring baby boomers, turnovers, healthcare reform, and the increasing aging population (Kiel, 2012; USBLS, 2013). Control over baby boomer retirements are unrealistic, however, nursing turnover can be regulated to aid the growing needs of the society.
In 2002, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projected that the United States would be 800,000 registered nurses short of the national need by the year 2020. Recently, this number has increased to over one million RNs short of the need by 2012 (BLS, 2004). Although there has been some indication that the entry of older nurses into the profession, along with efforts to recruit foreign-born nurses, have helped to ease the shortage, scholars project that the predicted trends are likely to continue (Auerbach, Buerhaus, & Steiger, 2007; Buerhaus, Donelan, Ulrich, Norman, & Dittus, 2006; Larkin, 2007). As such, the need for understanding the factors contributing to the nationwide shortage has never been greater.
some advancement has been made. For instance, in 2011, among nursing understudies from minority groups, 26.8% were enlisted in Bachelor of Science in nursing programs, 26.1% in Master’s nursing programs and 23.3% were in centered doctoral nursing programs (Phillips & Malone, 2014). For instance, activities to expand the nursing workforce ought to incorporate a strong and quantifiable vital arrangement for enrolling and keeping racial/ethnic minority people in nursing programs. In addition, late discoveries uncovered that 12.6% of full-time nursing school staff originate from minority groups, and around 6.2% are male. The predetermined number of minority nurses working to fill in as role models and tutors makes an extra obstruction to the fruitful
Eras of high vacancy rates for RNs in hospitals have come and gone, but the current shortage is different. According to the 2002 estimation by the workforce commission of the American Hospital Association, nursing shortages has "reflected vital changes in general public demographics, vocation expectations, work attitudes and worker dissatisfaction." Undoubtedly, the current situation may well continue over several decades. In addition, a federal government analyst predicts that hospital-nursing vacancies will reach 29 percent by 2020, yet the number of nurses is presumed to grow by only 6 percent by 2020, while demands for nursing care is expected to grow by 40 percent. In translation, less nurses more nursing care needs for sick patients.
In summary, Registered Nurses are currently the largest field in health care profession. Sadly, it is estimated that there will be a need for 3.44 million nurses in the United States. The number of nurses is dropping because the majority population of nurses are quitting and being diagnosed with mild to severe chronic diseases. Nurses are not getting the amount of respect that is demanded and starts to pile one’s self with work. Which means nurses work non-stop to tend to patients needs along with all the paper work and attitudes. Furthermore, the nursing shortage has a huge impact on patients care and safety. For the gap between working nurses and retired nursing to be filled nursing student should be recruited to more hospital worldwide.
Diversity in nursing, or perhaps it would be better put as the lack of diversity in nursing, has long been an issue that has plagued the field. In the past 100 years nursing has not be very diverse, it has been suggested that this is due to a less than desirable worldview and the expectation that nursing students adapt to Eurocentric standards (Bleich, MacWilliams & Schmidt, 2014). Today, attention and importance of a more diverse nursing workforce is increasing, as many experts believe that for the best care to be administered the workforce should be similar to the population it serves (Bleich et al., 2014). A recent estimate stated that while minorities compromise a third of the U.S. population they only account for 16.8% of the nursing workforce (Bleich et al., 2014; Carthon, Nguyen, Chittams, Parka & Guevara, 2014). Opposed to the workforce data, due to the extended awareness to increase the number of minority nurses, pipeline programs were implemented and the number of admitted students has risen; however, the graduation rates don’t reciprocate the increased number of admitted students (Bleich et al., 2014). The key to stopping this trend is to find out what is causing the decreased number of graduates; this is imperative to meeting the necessary number of minority graduate nurses. A brief review of the literature would indicate that perhaps the biggest reason for the poor graduation rates would be the lack of
The nursing industry is a very important industry and it forms one of the most important aspects of the overall health care industry. It has to be noted that nurses provide some very important support functions for the doctors and physicians and they are also very important in dealing with various types of patients. In Canada, nursing is a very lucrative career, mostly because there is an acute shortage of nurses. Some of the reasons include that nursing can be a very demanding job in which the nurses have to work for long hours and they are exposed to a lot of stresses on the job, which is why many nurses tend to quit their jobs. There is also
In the current century, shortage of nurses is the biggest challenge to health institutions in general, as a matter of fact it can be termed as a global issue. It is approximated that in 2006, there was a shortage of 118,000 nurses and a projection of roughly one million shortage of nurses to be experienced in 2020 (US Congress, 2007). This shortage can only be felt when there exists an imbalance between the available nursing skills and the actual number of nurses utilizing their skills, this is experienced bearing that not all the nurses available actually take up nursing jobs. Trained nurses often decline job offers due to issues like payment and benefits hence they opt for employment not related to nursing or even remain with no employment at all. This shortage has a big impact on the health status of patients as well as the quality of heath care services that are provided. Nurses have a
Over the last decade, Canada has experienced a shortage of one of the most effective health care members in society: nurses. As a result of a constantly and increasing and aging population, the demand for fast and effective health care is on the rise. Nurses are a crucial part in the healthcare field, as nurse’s work hand in hand with other healthcare providers such as physicians, physiotherapists, etc. nurse’s work in many different settings such as research, education, in the community, in hospitals, ambulatory care, and in long-term health care settings such as nursing homes. The Registered Nurses (RNs) constitute is the largest healthcare occupation but it continues to have a shortage of employees. As known nurses are important not
The success for any Hospital and residential care facility is directly related to its nursing staff. How patients are looked after by the nurses affects their health, recovery and safety. With the increasing number of Americans in the age category of 60 and above the demand for nurses is only increasing. As per SHRM1 nursing is one of the toughest jobs and nearly 1/3rd of the new jobs will be in this industry with growth rate of 19% up till 2022, moreover approximately 525000 baby boomers will have to be replaced due to retirement. There was a study2 published in the American Journal of Medical quality stating that there will