Health Professional Article:
Nurses are the most common type of medical field worker to face shortages around the world. There are numerous reasons that the nursing shortage occurs globally. Some include: inadequate pay, a large percentage of working nurses are over the age of 45 and are nearing retirement age, burnout, and lack of recognition.[1]
Incentive programs have been put in place to aid in the deficit of pharmacists and pharmacy students. The reason for the shortage of pharmacy students is unknown but one can infer that it is due to the level of difficulty in the program.[2]
Results of nursing staff shortages can cause unsafe staffing levels that lead to poor patient care. Five or more incidents that occur per day in a hospital setting as a result of nurses who do not receive adequate rest or meal breaks is a common issue.[3]
Nursing Shortage Article:
A study in 2009 by the American Nurse has predicted that there will be a shortage of 260,000 registered nurses by the year 2025.[4]
- lack of interest to join the field in countries with inadequate pay
Poland
editAs of 2020 in Poland, has had very complex issues with their nursing staff. As more nurses have received higher levels of education, they are demanding more pay and better qualifications.
Poland's poor access to medical care services, their poor financial situation of most hospitals and medical facilities, the unfinished healthcare reform and increasing costs of modern medical procedures and limited accessibility are the leading causes of staffing shortages in Poland[5][6]
The invention of information technology systems has significantly helped with the nursing shortage in America. IT solutions such as hospital operations dashboards and acuity-based staffing solutions. The acuity based solutions strategically manages staffing and patient impact outcomes through the use of data analytics to determine data productivity trends. Hospital operations dashboards use real time solutions, predictive analytics and engineered algorithms, this tool analyzes clinical data and transforms data into actionable items to help with management. These systems anticipate demand and then balance resources and demand in real time to ensure safe staffing. [7]
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- ^ Mefoh, Philip Chukwuemeka; Ude, Eze Nsi; Chukwuorji, JohBosco Chika (2019-01-02). "Age and burnout syndrome in nursing professionals: moderating role of emotion-focused coping". Psychology, Health & Medicine. 24 (1): 101–107. doi:10.1080/13548506.2018.1502457. ISSN 1354-8506.
- ^ Traynor, Kate (2003-09-15). "Staffing shortages plague nation's pharmacy schools". American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 60 (18): 1822–1824. doi:10.1093/ajhp/60.18.1822. ISSN 1079-2082.
- ^ "Critical Staffing Shortage". Australian Nursing Journal. 16: 16–17. October 2008.
- ^ "Global survey: Patients pay price for insufficient staff, high nurse workloads". American Nurse. 41 (4): 4–5. July 2009. doi:10.7748/en.17.4.4.s2. ISSN 0098-1486.
- ^ Niskala, Jenni; Kanste, Outi; Tomietto, Marco; Miettunen, Jouko; Tuomikoski, Anna‐Maria; Kyngäs, Helvi; Mikkonen, Kristina (2020-07). "Interventions to improve nurses' job satisfaction: A systematic review and meta‐analysis". Journal of Advanced Nursing. 76 (7): 1498–1508. doi:10.1111/jan.14342. ISSN 0309-2402.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Niskala, Jenni; Kanste, Outi; Tomietto, Marco; Miettunen, Jouko; Tuomikoski, Anna‐Maria; Kyngäs, Helvi; Mikkonen, Kristina (2020-07). "Interventions to improve nurses' job satisfaction: A systematic review and meta‐analysis". Journal of Advanced Nursing. 76 (7): 1498–1508. doi:10.1111/jan.14342. ISSN 0309-2402.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Lloyd, Jenna (July 2017). "Innovative Information Technology Solutions: Addressing Current and Emerging Nurse Shortages and Staffing Challenges Worldwide". 20 (6): 12–12. doi:10.7748/nm2013.10.20.6.12.s16. ISSN 1354-5760.
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