8 Responses

  1. lmrowden at |

    I think you all did awesome on this presentation! I definitely learned a lot of information on the future projections of the nursing shortage and found the map that you all utilized to be very helpful. I also appreciate that you provided examples as to factors that are causing the nursing shortage by driving nurses to quit and change professions, as well as provided examples of techniques that can help to promote retention of nurses and help to decrease the gap in nursing staff. Did you all do any further research on nursing residency programs and where they are on that issue? I know it has been a hot topic that could be used to retain new nurses. Did you do any research on the elimination of ADN nursing schools to implement only BSN so that the “BSN in 10” rule is no longer in effect and the government will not have to continually push the surge to have all RN’s obtain their BSN? This could create more financial problems for those who want to become a nurse but cannot afford the education of a BSN and could possibly worsen the shortage. I think that the suggestions that you all made to reverse or halt the nursing shortage were great and on-point, I believe that pay is a large topic, good, cohesive work environment, understandable work hours, safe staffing ratios and appropriate benefits and retirement programs would bring satisfaction to the nursing profession and would retain many more nurses than are projected now. I am a new nurse who is going through the “nurses eat their young” motto and am experiencing difficult, high stress, high acuity, high patient counts which I have not encountered before and I will personally say that it has had a huge effect on my emotional and physical well-being while I am in those situations and sometimes for the rest of the day afterward. Though there is currently a federal bill being proposed which addresses federal RN staffing standards and acuity based staffing, I believe that they should utilize the expert opinion of the workforce who is in the environment and reaping the effects of the factors you stated earlier that are leading to turnover and burn out. This will help to coordinate the needs on the proposed bill to directly correlate to rational staffing standards and the daily stress level and high patient load that nurses are taking, as well as the toll it is taking on their personal well-being. Thanks for sharing!

  2. mahecht2 at |

    Hello,

    You guys did a great job on your presentation! It was very informative. I don’t think I knew that you only have to have a BSN to teach now, I thought you had to have your Master’s? Good usage of the chart and map of states to show the shortage of nurses. And I liked your design/graphics!

    Maggie

  3. tyasniy at |

    It was a great presentation. You emphasized an important issues of current nursing profession. Nursing shortage being discussed across the profession, but unfortunately, proposed solutions can not keep up with currant demand.

  4. sreith at |

    Great presentation! Very thorough with a lot of information. It appears as if the nursing shortage will always be an issue. I was surprised to hear that the average nurse is 43 years old (my age!) I can assume the reason is people going back to school and receive a nursing degree as a second career. I was also shocked to learn the percentage of nurses that quit after the first year is so high. I think that is discouraging since the person dedicates so much of their life to nursing school and then just quits after their first year. I think there will continue to be a nursing shortage because there is such a high degree of nursing burnout. They go hand in hand. Nurses are being asked to work so much overtime that they are burning out at a fast rate.

  5. aatholen at |

    I think this was an awesome presentation! The graphics and material presented were perfect for the topic. I liked the history of nursing, especially how the demand was created by WWII and it seems as if nursing has never really caught up with its demand. Nursing is a very stressful and demanding profession, I personally have also caught myself wondering, “how much longer can I do this job?”. I am glad nurse shortage is being looked at and solutions are being worked on.

  6. cndiaye at |

    This was a great presentation; very eye catching and informative! These are all great suggestions from the ANA to improve the nursing shortage. Nursing is a truly rewarding career, but it is very labor intensive. Many leave with work related injuries, which is yet another reason for nurses leaving. I wonder if there will ever be a solution to the nursing shortage. Definitely something to look forward to in the future of nursing!

  7. knunruh at |

    I enjoyed this presentation! I did not know that BSN nurses could teach. Is this a recent change? Developing career progression initiatives is an important change to help move BSN prepared nurses into graduate roles seamlessly and would make more nurses interested in pursuing advanced roles. I know quite a few nurses around the age of 40 and they always say that if they were younger they would pursue that advanced degree, but they feel like it would take too long to complete it at their current age and it would not be worth it. If there was an easier progression into the advanced roles, I think that many more nurses would go after it. The nursing shortage has been an ongoing issue for decades. Finding a way to move more nurses through the education to licensure without sacrificing safety would be the best way to tackle the shortage and help to meet the demand.

  8. kpterwort at |

    Great presentation, very informative, and map showing the shortages tendencies was excellent! I did not now that nurse can teach with a BSN. That shows how much nurses are needed it! Thanks for sharing
    Katty

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