A shortage of nurses has had an impact across the country since the 1960s. Current projections show it will likely continue until at least 2040, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates there will be a need to fill more than 1 million nursing positions by 2024.
One of the main causes of the shortage is that more than half of nurses are over 50 years old and reaching retirement age. The increasing elderly population and increased prevalence of chronic diseases has also caused a higher demand for nurses, leaving those in the field overworked and to many choosing to leave the profession.
The shortage leaves nurses with less time to spend with each patient. Studies have shown that higher nurse staffing levels are associated with fewer deaths, lower rates of infection, and shorter hospital stays.
One of the main causes of the shortage is that more than half of nurses are over 50 years old and reaching retirement age. The increasing elderly population and increased prevalence of chronic diseases has also caused a higher demand for nurses, leaving those in the field overworked and to many choosing to leave the profession.
The impact of the nurse shortage is directly felt by their patents.
"If we have a shortage of nurses in the United States, that will have a direct impact with the quality of care a patient will get if that nurse is possibly overworked, or caring for too many patients," said Joe Tacy, the Associate Director for undergraduate programs at JMU's school of nursing.
The shortage leaves nurses with less time to spend with each patient. Studies have shown that higher nurse staffing levels are associated with fewer deaths, lower rates of infection, and shorter hospital stays.
"If we have a shortage of nurses in the United States, that will have a direct impact with the quality of care a patient will get if that nurse is possibly overworked, or caring for too many patients," said Joe Tacy, the Associate Director for undergraduate programs at JMU's school of nursing.
The shortage leaves nurses with less time to spend with each patient. Studies have shown that higher nurse staffing levels are associated with fewer deaths, lower rates of infection, and shorter hospital stays.
The impact of the nurse shortage is directly felt by their patents.
"If we have a shortage of nurses in the United States, that will have a direct impact with the quality of care a patient will get if that nurse is possibly overworked, or caring for too many patients," said Joe Tacy, the Associate Director for undergraduate programs at JMU's school of nursing.
"If we have a shortage of nurses in the United States, that will have a direct impact with the quality of care a patient will get if that nurse is possibly overworked, or caring for too many patients," said Joe Tacy, the Associate Director for undergraduate programs at JMU's school of nursing.
The shortage leaves nurses with less time to spend with each patient. Studies have shown that higher nurse staffing levels are associated with fewer deaths, lower rates of infection, and shorter hospital stays.
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