NURSING SHORTAGE

Nursing Shortage in Canada

Nursing Shortage in Canada

Introduction

The health of a country depends in large measure of competence, quality and adequacy of human resources. The nursing services in particular, are the platform that supports and endorses the actions aimed at combating the disease diseases that cause poverty and affect health (Spetz, 2003). A global phenomenon especially in developed countries is the growing shortage of skilled nursing, the phenomenon becomes relevant, according to impact resulting in the least developed, which suffer the problem of migration of nurses to countries offering better working conditions (Spetz, 2003).

In Canada the migration of disease mere is still nascent, however, must be rejected because the implications of this are far-reaching and can seriously affect the health system and its institutions, with obvious consequences to the quality of services granted (Spetz, 2003). The purpose is to alert decision-makers about the priority need to establish a program work hardening, academic and professional nursing (Bureau of Health Professions, 2002). Canadians contribute and lead to the retention and entrenchment of the per-staff at institutions and the country so as to prevent and alternatives are available to address the serious problems staff shortages already faced by countries that were not sensitivity to address the problem of lack of disease. Especially for nurses, the claim is to provide information that would facilitate proper decision making (Sochalski, 2002).

Individualized attention is required to optimize nurse-patient ratios. Nurse-patient ratios have been declining over the last twenty years in order to optimize the time that nurses have to plan with patients and their families for patient-centered care (Sochalski, 2002). While the evidence shows that nurses have engaged with patients and their families in the planning of hospital care and discharge back home reduces complications and readmission rates, lower proportion of patients nurse also increases the demand nurses and contributes to the shortage of nurses growing (Buerhaus, Staiger, Auerbach, 2003).

Management nurses offer more than simple administrative support. They are the eyes, ears and leadership of nurses in each institution. His guidance and leadership necessary to ensure that those entering the field are well trained well supervised and working at a level commensurate with what is expected in modern health facilities (Sochalski, 2002). Knowledge and experience of this nature simply cannot be easily replaced. A recent survey on the aging workforce in the industry of health care by the Bernard Hodes Group found that 55% of nurses surveyed intend to retire between 2011 and 2020. 55% wishing to retire, the vast majority were senior managers and nursing administrators.

Problem Statement

Nursing Shortage in Canada

Theoretical Framework

The theoretical framework used in this research is based on two variables. The first variable in the framework considers the shortage of nurses in a global context. The second variable considers the causes that are responsible for nursing shortage in Canada (migration and aging work force). These two variables are analyzed to enlighten the shortage of nursing in Canada in order to formulate different strategies to counter the issue.

Discussion and Analysis

Nursing Shortage: A Global Context

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