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636738393092 |
Type of Project |
ESSAY |
Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
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APA |
Academic Sources |
10 |
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3-12 PAGES |
Decreasing the number of patients that nurses are required to care for during the course of their shifts provides a wide range of benefits to both nurses and patients.
Unfortunately, massive cuts in nursing and hospitals budgets along with a shortage of qualified nurses has led to unsafe nurse to patient ratios.[Order Now]
As a result, patients are at a higher risk of infection, medication errors, falls and even death.
While hospitals are designed to provide a safe place for patients to receive treatment and heal, staffing shortages are undermining the very purpose of the healthcare system.
It should come as no surprise that nursing shortages and mandatory overtime are also negatively affecting individual nurses and the profession as a whole.
Unsafe and stressful working conditions have caused 1 out of 5 new nurses leave the profession completely within just 12 months of earning their licensure.
In addition, 1 out of 3 nurses leave within two years of starting work.[Order Now]
These attrition numbers are often attributed to a general sense of burnout that comes from being overworked and feeling pressured to take on more patients and responsibilities than is safe.
So far, nurses outside of California have had little support, outside of professional organizations, in combating these challenges.
What You Can Do
Helping these bills become law will not only allow nurses to more effectively practice their craft, it will also make for better patient care, helping them to avoid complications and recover faster.
There are many things you can do to support the passage of these bills. From contacting your local senators to joining nursing associations committed to this fight, you can be part of this much-needed change. You’ll find all the information you need to get started in the Nurse.org Safe Staffing Action Kit.