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Topic: Impacts and Solutions to nursing shortages in health Facilities

Thesis Statement

The global nursing shortage in healthcare facilities poses challenges to those in the nursing profession, the patients as well as the human resource personnel. It is essential to identify long term techniques to aid in handling the issue of nursing shortage.

Research questions

What are the impacts of nursing shortage in healthcare facilities?

What strategies can be implemented to aid in overcoming nursing shortage?

Body

Impacts of nursing shortage

-Increased medical errors

-high morbidity among patients (Challinor, et al., 2020).

-Nurses experience Burnout

Solutions to nursing shortage

-Use of an onboarding program to make nurses feel welcomed

-Incentivize behaviors one wants from the nurses (Beitz, 2019)

-Invest in long term training and professional development

Conclusion

-Nursing shortage is a growing issue in the healthcare industry since hospital leaders experience difficulties recruiting as well as retaining nurses.

-Healthcare facilities should implement the outlined techniques to aid in overcoming nursing shortages.

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