Introduction Healthcare reform is a debate that resonates around the nation and one must investigate some of the trends that affect healthcare in the United States. Trends occur during moments in which various aspects of life change taking on a particular direction or path. Trends just like anything else can either be a good thing or bad thing depending on who is being asked. Change is a constant factor and in today’s society trends can open doors to many opportunities. Trends in nursing include an
Nursing Shortage (revision) October 29, 2012 The nursing shortage is an issue that is battled worldwide. There is evidence that there was a growing concern of a nursing shortage in the United States dating back to the early 1960’s. In a March 2012 report it was noted that the healthcare job market is exceeding the growth realized in 2011. This growth accounts for one out of every five new jobs in 2012 according the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS). Registered Nursing will be
The Impact of Nursing Shortage on the Profession of Nursing Kawanda Garner NUR 3805 Linda Loop, Professor University of Central Florida 11/13/2016 Abstract The nation has a growing concern for the shortage of skilled nurses in the United States. The growing need of qualified nursing professionals reflects the growth of the aging population. As the retirement of healthcare professionals increase the need for replacement isn’t moving at the same rate. The nursing shortage places demand on
Policy in Healthcare and Nursing/Scarce Resource Article The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has just released a new study highlighting the steps 12 states are taking to prevent a looming crisis in nursing. Experts predict the United States could be short more than 260,000 nurses by 2025 and the study authors say state-level partnerships must take the lead in addressing the problem. The scarce supply and shortage of nursing staff
Literature Review The Impact of Nursing Shortages Modern nursing is a rewarding, but challenging, career choice. The modern nurse's role is not limited only to assist the doctor in procedures, however. Instead, the contemporary nursing professional takes on a partnership role with both the doctor and patient as advocate caregiver, teacher, researcher, counselor, and case manager. The caregiver role includes those activities that assist the client physically, mentally, and emotionally, while still
Introduction Research has indicated that the United States in the years to come is going to experience a short supply of registered nurses (RN). In the same breadth, experts have indicated that the problem is going to increase as the healthcare reforms and Baby Boomers age grows (Staiger, Auerbach, & Buerhaus, 2012). The issue is complicated further because nursing schools have limited capacity to deal with the demand increase for healthcare as the US concentrates in injecting reforms to the care
When certified nursing assistants and nurses work overtime and take the workload of a CNA who “called in”, the other person has to work twice as hard and sometimes neglect their daily activities because there isn’t enough time or help to care for up to thirty residents. Healthcare facilities, like assisted living homes and hospitals, are losing many of their fully qualified staff because healthcare professionals are becoming “burned out”. This TED talk on YouTube is a perfect explanation of “Burnout”(Sousa
the most affluent countries in the world, but is also a nation that has a healthcare industry that is in much turmoil. One of the more pivotal influences of this turmoil is nurse turnover rate. Nurse turnover does not have a universal meaning, consequently making it difficult to associate turnover rates in healthcare facilities and geographical areas. In all actuality, “"Nurse turnover" is an undesirable trend for healthcare employers. It 's expensive, it 's disruptive, and it threatens the quality
Health Workforce Shortages Identification of a health policy issue/concern With the implementation of the Patient Affordable Care Act, it is estimated that 32-34 million previously uninsured Americans will have access to health insurance by 2015 (Kovner & Knickman, 2011) (Hemphill, 2013). Additionally, those with preexisting conditions (asthma, diabetes, heart disease) will no longer be denied coverage or dropped from policies if they become sick. As a result, insurers will no longer be able to
In many industries there are problems that workers face but majority of these workers are nurses. Nurses play a vital role in our society but we face nurse shortages which lead to problems in the healthcare industry. When there are a shortage of nurses’ things can become frustrating because one nurse can only do so much. In nursing they have a triage. A triage is where a nurse decides what person to help according to their injury. Nurses check the person really quick and mark them either green, yellow