nursing shortage
Nursing Shortage: Less Supply, More Demand It isn’t new news that we’re in the middle of a worldwide nursing shortage. ... Although there are no quick solutions to this crisis, many strategies are needed and must be taken, in order to decrease the shortage of RN’s in the United States. This paper will explore the causes, effect on nurses, and solutions to the world-wide nursing shortage. Causes of Nursing Shortage Hospitals managers and nurses have spent numerous amounts of time contemplating over the causes of the nursing shortage in relation to the low nursing shortage (Grando, 1998, p. ... One of the major causes of the nursing shortage is that fewer students are entering nursing. ... There are still problems once a student enters a nursing program. ... A decreasing number of nursing students combined with the fact that there is a faculty and facility shortage are key reasons for the current problem. ... High hospital costs is another key issue relating the shortage. ... “Nursing salaries are a hospital’s largest expense, constituting approximately 20% of the budget. ... Nurses feel if they are truly happy in their working environment, then it would be easier for them to encourage others to go into the nursing profession. ... The number of nurses with a RN degree not employed in nursing increased by 28% between 1992 and 2000 (Mee, Robinson, 2002, p. ... “For example, automated blood pressure (BP) monitoring system that document BP save nursing time and improve patient care.