A Reflection on the Skills Shortage in Intensive Care Units in South African Public Hospitals

Intensive care units (ICUs) are specialist where critically ill patients cared for, staffed by a health workforce. With the nursing profession currently undergoing major changes, both in practice and education, there several factors that affecting workforce globally. As result of natural attrition, nurses leaving which has resulted an absolute critical skills scarcity. This article highlights some issues related to ICUs. The ICU may be dealing with too much work, while experiencing low recognition value their work. happen as all on same level training they do similar type However, when pressures environment surpass ability cope, individual end up showing signs burnout. question is whether those working ICUs will remain forever, for who hear adverse stories about ICUs, interested