Nurse Shortage Journal of Nursing

Addressing the Nursing Shortage

Addressing the Nursing Shortage

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The nursing shortage, a critical issue in the U.S. and globally, is driven by interconnected factors and projected to persist for years. Addressing this challenge requires innovative educational programs, expanded partnerships, and systemic solutions to build a sustainable nursing workforce.

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Navigating Resource Challenges in Nursing Education: Perspectives from a Dean of a Nursing Program

Navigating Resource Challenges in Nursing Education: Perspectives from a Dean of a Nursing Program

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By investing in nursing faculty, colleges and universities can increase the number of well-trained nurses entering the workforce, thus helping to address this critical shortage. However, it is a common sentiment among nursing faculty at colleges and universities that their counterparts in other disciplines may not fully appreciate the rationale behind the seemingly greater need for resources, including financial compensation, within nursing education. As a Dean of a Nursing Program, I share this frustration and exhaustion stemming from the continual effort required to justify why nursing faculty necessitate higher salaries and greater resource allocation compared to many other departments within the institution. Overall, the multifaceted nature of nursing education more often contributes to a higher workload for nursing faculty compared to their counterparts in other academic disciplines. Nursing education is multifaceted, a fact that many other disciplines do not fully understand.

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Nurse Camp: Planting Nursing Seeds in High School

Nurse Camp: Planting Nursing Seeds in High School

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The nursing profession is challenged by a shortage of nurses and limited perceptions of nursing to meet the current health care demands. A summer Nurse Camp for todays youth may be one answer for more nurses tomorrow. Nurse Camp was created for high school students to explore the intricacies of the nursing profession, increase factual media exposure, and stimulate diverse interests in the nursing profession.

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Rising to the Challenge of Nursing Education

Rising to the Challenge of Nursing Education

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As the nursing shortage and nursing faculty shortage continue, it is imperative that we look to innovative measures in order to increase the number of available baccalaureate prepared nurses. At the same time, it is crucial that we do not neglect the quality of education required to receive the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. This paper examines potential solutions to the ongoing nursing shortage.

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National Nursing Licensure

National Nursing Licensure

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National nursing licensure promotes more effective licensing than does state licensure by alleviating the ever-present nursing shortage and promoting mobility among the nursing workforce.

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A Needed Change in Nursing

A Needed Change in Nursing

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National nursing licensure promotes more effective licensing than does state licensure by alleviating the ever-present nursing shortage and promoting mobility among the nursing workforce. Some of the many benefits of a national nursing licensure include improved patient access to quality nursing care, enhanced discipline and information sharing among the states, physical and electronic provision of care by competent nurses, and convenience of employers to more mobile and competent nurses.

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