An article that offers new insight into shortage

Mijourney · Oct 12, 2000

Hi oramar. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I'll review it.

oramar · Oct 12, 2000

Originally posted by Mijourney:
Hi oramar. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I'll review it.

The full name of the article is Shortage of Nurses deamed critical by Industry Leaders, what I really like is that you can post a reply, somepeople all ready have and what they say is interesting.

Brian, ASN, RN · Oct 12, 2000

Only the most recent articles are listed on the homepage, this article has been bumped off the allnurses.com homepage. Previous articles can be found at: https://allnurses.com/news/

Here is a direct link to the article mentioned above: https://allnurses.com/news/jump.cgi?ID=316

hope this helps.

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Brian Short

https://allnurses.com

It's how nurses surf the web!

oramar · Oct 12, 2000

Originally posted by bshort:
Only the most recent articles are listed on the homepage, this article has been bumped off the allnurses.com homepage. Previous articles can be found at: https://allnurses.com/news/

Here is a direct link to the article mentioned above: https://allnurses.com/news/jump.cgi?ID=316

hope this helps.

Thanks, I repeatedly tried to post that link, it just would not take.

Mijourney · Oct 14, 2000

Hi again oramar. Thanks Brian for the link. I believe I remember reading this particular article. I support the fact that this nursing shortage will be different from previous. I believe this is affected by the following:

1. We are living in an economy that is varied and wide ranging.

2. Advanced technology and the internet has had a tremendous impact on the economy, potential work opportunities, and the psyche of people who are exposed to it.

3. Advanced technology, managed care, and the domination of special interest groups such as pharmaceuticals have changed the way health and medical care is provided and has made it difficult to perform care in the most meaningful and safe way.

4. The focus on profitizing health and medical care has taken the care out of health and medical and has put a severe strain on nurses who went into bedside nursing as a career. (See #2)

5. Aging en mass is going to have a traumatic effect on the health and medical care system and the economy in general. The system is already ripping at the seams. It's just a matter of time for the bottom falls out. There was never any real effort to make prevention a primary focus for quality of life until after costs started going up.

6. The overall priorities of families have shifted away from caring.

These are just some of the reasons I feel we are in for a longer and/or meaner shortage than usual.