Public Related To The Projected Nursing Shortage

Nursing Shortage
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Nursing Shortage
Registered Nurses (RN) profession is the single largest profession in the United States. Even with such immense numbers, the profession experiences timely shortages. Nursing shortages may be challenging to mitigate and combat. A typical scenario that leads to regular deficits is when demand for nursing services rises while a few individuals are joining the profession or offering the services (Buchan & Aiken, 2008). A nursing shortage directly impacts the consumer and the provider of health services. The paper looks into the effect of the nursing shortage to the occupation and the public, as well as ways to resolve the problem.
Numerous studies have established a relationship between staffing levels and quality of services that patients receive in health care programs. One of the study shows that quality health provision is achievable with longer RN care hours (Keenan, 2003). Nursing shortage affects the RN to patient ratio, hence reducing working hours. In the long run, the quality of health care is compromised. Nursing shortage compromises the available human resources to meet the existing demand for health services. Nursing short...