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Journal article annotation of an assigned article --` Nursing in Hong Kong : Issues and Challenges

Journal Annotation : Nursing in Hong Kong

Introduction

The nursing profession is very important in the delivery of medical services to the citizens of any given country . As such , helping nurses improve their competencies and their skills in practicing their professions are very important in ensuring their excellence in the nursing profession . Before the state of nursing could be improved in any given territory , it would be important to understand the current situation of the nursing profession and have an informed and accurate understanding of the issues that beset the nursing profession

in such a locality

The nursing profession in Hong Kong is also facing several important issues that have to be dealt with in to improve the delivery of medical services . These issues should be identified so that the appropriate solutions would be arrived at and the nurses , hospitals clinics , and the residents of Hong Kong could benefit from the enhancement of their skills and competencies

In this regard , Thomson 's (2006 ,

. 158 ) article is very helpful . He identifies these issues and sought to achieve a better understanding of the nursing profession and the needs of the Hong Kong society so that the nurses could provide excellent services to their clients and the patients needing their services . The author underscored the need of Hong Kong for the services of professional and competent nurses . After all more than 40 of the healthcare workers of Hong Kong are nurses . Hence their expertise and services are very crucial in promoting health coordinating the type of care that should be received by citizens in the communities as well as in clinics and hospitals in the area

The main argument of the author in the article is that the nursing industry in Hong Kong is facing a myriad of challenges , which could be categorized into three areas . There area challenges and issues in the area of workforce , the education of the nurses , their nursing practice and leadership . The author proceeded to enumerate these problems and tackle them one by one

Thomson (2006 ,

. 159 ) assumed that the nursing practice in Hong Kong can be assessed by looking at several criteria , trends , and the situation of the health care services delivery in the territory . He also implicitly stated in his article that these issues need to be addressed if the nursing practice were to become better significantly . He also drew upon the importance of numbers in the delivery of nursing services As such , if there is a lack of nurses , there would also be a problem in the delivery of nursing services . At first glance , this connection seems to be common sense . Yet , Thomson also backed up his claim with facts and statistics , thereby underscoring the importance of the issue

Workforce Issues

Shortage of nurses appears to be one of the major problems of Hong Kong nowadays . There is no doubt that there is a shortage of nurses in Hong Kong . After all , the old ones had been encouraged to retire early Although there...

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