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• Analysis of U.S. and Global Shortage of Nurses

Analysis of U .S . and Global Shortage of Nurses

Table of Contents

Contents Page Number

Executive Summary 3

Introduction 4

The U .S . and Global Nurses Shortage 5

Nursing Health Care Policy 8

Nurses Shortage Solution 11

Summary and Conclusion 16

Bibliography 19

Executive Summary

Controversy concerning the "nurses shortage " is not unknown . A variety of prescriptions have been offered to meet the supply problems that beset the health area . But diagnosis , not prescription , is the first step in treatment . This volume offers an economic diagnosis-an

economic framework for discussion . It will not eliminate all controversy and differences in opinion diagnosis involve judgments and diagnosticians sometimes disagree . Different weights and interpretations can be to various observations . The study is designed to raise questions , illuminate areas , and offer policy implications

A "crisis " is a turning point--things will improve or deteriorate . What does the future hold ? This study projects the future demand for nurses services and the future supply of nurses . The asymmetry in the previous sentence is unfortunate but necessary . It is demand for physicians services that is projected for we have data to do so . But though data are available on the future supply of physicians , they are sparser on the quantity of services that may be available . The knowledge about future increases in productivity , in the number and quality of services a given number of physicians may offer , thus , is limited

theless , this study will attempt to answer a number of questions What is the "shortage " that some see today ? If it exists , is it likely to ease or grow worse ? Will United States medicine be able to meet the demands created by a population that is growing in size , becoming more urbanized , better educated , and more affluent ? Is an increase in the physician-population ratio the solution to the problems that beset medicine or should other policies be given higher priority

While the future quantity of nurses ' visits demanded under certain assumptions concerning socio-economic and demographic changes , the analysis will not be normative . We will not project the number of visits the public "should " make . Nor will we quantify any measure of the current shortage of care the reader may have his own assessment of that matter . Given that assessment , however , we will analyze how the current situation is likely to change over time

Introduction

The nurses are one of the most important workforces globally . There has been a major need for more professional nurses worldwide . It is very important to focus the discussion of this study to the nurses ' shortage in the U .S and globally in to help and suggest solutions to this global problem (Alaszewski , 1995 . Basically , there are various kinds of nurses , these are : aides , licensed practical nurses (LPNs ) and registered nurses (RNs

Along with the changing world of technology , high tech machines are now being used in many hospitals around the globe . This technological change has contributed the nurses ' shortage that started in 1960s because hospital required nurses that are knowledgeable with...

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