Nurses Helping Nurses
allnurses Network: Central | Jobs | Books | Newsletter
allnurses: A Nursing Community for Nurses
Home General News Blogs Articles Students Region Specialty Degrees F.A.Q.
Nursing Activism/ Healthcare Politics /

$10M to Study the Nursing Shortage



Did You Know?
allnurses is the largest community for nurses on the web. We now have over 388,415 members! Join today to network with other nurses, laugh, share, and much more.
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >

Sep 23, 2006 10:57 AM

$10M to Study the Nursing Shortage

by hollyvk
Updated Sep 23, 2006 at 11:12 AM by Tweety

The Northwest Health Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have allocated $10M to study the nursing shortage.
http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver...2000%5E1348314

Do you think this will have any real impact for improving nurses' wages and benefits, or working conditions?

RN, BSN, JD
Denver CO


Share

Search Tags
None
Top

 
Advertisement
Sponsored Links
 
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
Reply
18 Comments
No. 1
from Tweety
Old Sep 23, 2006, 11:14 AM

Default Re: $10M to Study the Nursing Shortage
If and only if the industry heeds the advice and recommendations of the findings. Too often people read these studies and say "something has to be done" and then go out to lunch.
Top
 
No. 2
from gonzo1
Old Sep 23, 2006, 11:22 AM

Default Re: $10M to Study the Nursing Shortage
This issue has been studied ad nauseaum and nothing is ever done about the problem. This is just one more dumb attempt to look like something is being done while being a convenient out to not have taken action yet.
Top
 
No. 3
Old Sep 23, 2006, 11:31 AM

Default Re: $10M to Study the Nursing Shortage
According to the article, "The causes of the nursing shortage include rapid population growth in several states, decline in nurses' earnings, an aging nursing work force, low job satisfaction, poor working conditions, and an increasingly diverse patient population requiring intensive health services."

So....Looks like they got it figured out already. Why don't they take the $10M and start addressing those issues?
Top
 
No. 4
from Ann RN
Old Sep 23, 2006, 11:48 AM

Default Re: $10M to Study the Nursing Shortage
Take that $10 million and give us a raise. Forget about "studies". I have never seen a hospital follow the recommendations. We are responsible for patients' lives. Pay us what we deserve.
Top
 
No. 5
from meownsmile
Old Sep 23, 2006, 11:59 AM

Default Re: $10M to Study the Nursing Shortage
I have to agree with Ann and Gonzo. Also in my opinion these "studies" are just another way of someone to create a job for someone. Unless the facility has hired them directly to do a study for their hospital/home their study will mean nothing to anyone but who hired them to do it.

Ask any nurse, they know why there is a "shortage", that would save them the 10M they say they will spend. By the way,, my guess is most of that will go to someone's wages in the form of "administrative" costs.
Top
 
No. 6
Old Sep 23, 2006, 12:01 PM

Default Re: $10M to Study the Nursing Shortage
I agree with ALL of the above: its one more study that isn't needed because all the info is already in front of them- better to use the $10M to address the problems!! (like instructor shortages in CCs????) Maybe they hope that if they keep doing studies, they'll be able to 'prove' again that nursing is really a vocation and that better pay isn't important for all of us who should go into nursing for the "right reasons" and not care about fair pay or earning enough to support our families- just like that last Bozo in England tried to claim with his 'study'? (and which they would NEVER try to shove down the throats of Doctors...)
Top
 
No. 7
Old Sep 23, 2006, 12:10 PM

Default Re: $10M to Study the Nursing Shortage
Originally Posted by asoldierswife05
According to the article, "The causes of the nursing shortage include rapid population growth in several states, decline in nurses' earnings, an aging nursing work force, low job satisfaction, poor working conditions, and an increasingly diverse patient population requiring intensive health services."

So....Looks like they got it figured out already. Why don't they take the $10M and start addressing those issues?




Top
 
No. 8
Old Sep 23, 2006, 12:14 PM

Default Re: $10M to Study the Nursing Shortage
They can give me the 10 million and I will tell them what is up and how to fix it!

I will even go as far as to buy everyone lunch while I put on my presentation!



Rachel
Top
 
No. 9
Old Sep 23, 2006, 12:20 PM

Default Re: $10M to Study the Nursing Shortage
I have not read the article but we already know there is a shortage .Why not use that 10 M and hire more teachers to get more nurses graduated and ready to work.
Top
 
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
Reply




Thread Tools


Who's Online
146 members
1,648 guests
1,794

2

Interesting article on ThedaCare's Collaborative Care Model

6

Possible breakthrough regarding MS

63

16th Philly area hospital to stop delivering babies: Mercy...

10

Really interesting article on Indian open hearts

6

High-Tech Pump Does What Her Heart Can't

4

Air Force RN Found Not Guilty

7

California Imposes Stricter Rules Regarding Drug Abuse In...

48

Are older nurses being forced out of the profession?

3

An outlook in California?

8

Australian surgeons successfully separate conjoined twins



1

Society Needs Care Too

12

Why am I doing this, anyway?

2

Nurse Heal Thyself

9

My Papa, why I am the nurse I am today.

17

I made it through

11

An angel's gaze

16

A Sister Never Forgets

16

Ruby's Marbles

37

What Do Operating Room Nurses Do?

14

My Little Old Jedi

20

I love this job......

23

"I hear voices"

19

Preventing FRUTI (Foley Related Urinary Tract Infection) in...

24

Error and Attitude

10

It's Just a Shower





Sponsored Links

Currently Reading This Page: 1 (0 members & 1 guests)

Interested in the hottest topics of the week? Subscribe to the Nurse-zine Newsletter.
Enter email address: