The nursing shortage: A status report

A physician prescription for the nursing shortage.

In 2003, the Colorado Permanente Medical Group (CPMG), a 780-member, multispecialty physician group that provides ambulatory and hospital care principally in metropolitan Denver and Boulder, embarked upon a multifaceted program to leverage physician leadership to address the nursing shortage. Designated as the "Preferred Clinical Partner Program" (the PCP Program), CPMG sought to participate in...

The nursing shortage: a worldwide problem.

A worldwide shortage of nurses has been acknowledged by the multidisciplinary Global Advisory Group of the World Health Organization. The shortage is caused by an increased demand for nurses, while fewer people are choosing nursing as a profession and the current nurses worldwide are aging. The shortage applies to nurses in practice as well as the nurse faculty who teach students. The inter-cou...

Nursing shortage, a different challenge in Iran: A systematic review

    Background: Nursing shortage is an important and multifaceted challenge in the health systems and has reached a warning threshold. The factors associated with nursing shortage vary from country to country. Therefore, this study compared the causes of nursing shortage and suggested strategies to help resolve this concern both in Iran and in the world.    Methods: To conduct this systematic ...

Resolving the nursing shortage: nursing job satisfaction on the rise.

The global impact of the nursing shortage.

the outflow of nurses to more affluent countries was a serious problem, worsening the shortage that already exists.” The Ghana Registered Nurses Association reported that in 2000, some 500 nurses left Ghana for higher pay in other countries. This is three times the number of nurses that left in 1999, and double the number of nurses that Ghana graduated in that same year. Reports from Europe are...