January 19, 2003: Georgia: Nursing shortage pushed to dangerous levels:""If problems continue to worsen, we could have some patient care issues," said Kevin Blouye, director of public relations at the Georgia Hospital Association. "Fortunately, our hospitals have been able to fill the gap with agency nurses." Georgia has about 2,800 vacancies in nursing positions — a 14 percent vacancy rate, according to the Georgia Hospital Association. Projections on the nationwide vacancy rate have it going from its present 15 to 29 percent by 2020. Gwinnett hospitals have kept theirs relatively low at 6 percent. "It's bad now. You can hardly turn on the TV or open a newspaper without something about the nursing shortage," McClure said." http://208.151.54.27/GDP/archive/article72B3E8E382EA46C4964653BBCAE12304.asp
December 9, 2002: Georgia: Nursing Shortage:"The US economy lost 40,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate surged six percent. But as hard as this might be to believe, there are still lots of jobs that need to be filled in the community. There is such a need in the nursing field, that if you ever thought of making career switch, now would be a good time. Out of the 75 nursing students that graduated from Armstrong Atlantic State University, all 75 have found jobs.
"As baby boomers hit the retirement age and as they retire and move into elderly status, it will put an increased burden on the healthcare system," said Camille Stern, a registered nurse and PhD at Armstrong Atlantic University." http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1042174&nav=0qq5CnhP
Tuesday, November 26, 2002: Georgia: Nursing shortage becoming serious:"The nursing shortage is becoming serious, according to reports from both Decatur County and District Health officials at the Tuesday Board of Health meeting.
"It looks like we're facing another nursing shortage in Georgia," said Dr. Paul Newell, District Health Director for Southwest Georgia. "Hospitals are starting to experience the crunch. We are in the process of recruiting, with difficulty, for about 15 nurses. Our pay scales are not at the level of the hospitals, so we don't compete well on pay, and that makes recruitment rather difficult."
In the county, Decatur County Health Director Charles Taylor said he has several positions left vacant." http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=6198337&BRD=2068&PAG=461&dept_id=387472&rfi=6
10/21/02: Georgia, Atlanta: Welcome mat is out for male nurses:"Gentleman job seekers, take note: The supply is low and the demand is high for nurses. While men considering careers or
seeking to change jobs may not initially think of nursing, many men who work in the profession would likely advise them to think again.
"More men need to get into nursing. It's an excellent career," says Daryl Todd, a registered nurse who is the clinical manager for the General Medical Clinics of Grady Health System in Atlanta. "Men and women both, young and older, if they are looking for a second career they should really consider it." http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/business/1002/21nurses.html
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.:"The following narratives have been written by individual state boards of nursing regarding the significant activities in their respective states related to the nursing shortage. These excerpts do not provide a comprehensive update of the nurse shortage in these states or nationwide. The information is simply intended to share information among Member Boards."
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.
676 N. St. Clair Street
Suite 550
Chicago, Illinois, 60611-2921
Telephone: (312) 787-6555. info@ncsbn.org http://www.ncsbn.org/news/stateupdates_state_shortage.asp
Nursing Shortage Serious For Seniors, About.com:"As the population ages the impact of the nursing shortage will be even greater.
There is a threat to the health of every older adult in the United States and Canada looming on the horizon. It is not a virus or new type of bacteria that is causing this threat. The threat to health is a result of the increasing shortage of nurses in both countries.
Over the last couple of years there have been numerous stories in the press about the magnitude and causes of the shortage. So far solutions for this situation have been few. Additionally this nursing shortage will impact the oldest of citizens the most. Older adults use health care services at a higher rate than do younger people. Advances in medicine and improved nutrition and lifestyle have added years to the average life span. With this longer life comes higher needs for medical services, especially the services of professional nurses." http://seniorhealth.about.com/cs/prevention/a/nurse_shortage.htm
The Nurse/Patient Ratio by Genevieve M. Clavreul RN, Ph.D.:"The New Year heralds many things, and this year brings legislation mandating a patient/nurse ratio in California. But after the confetti stops falling, did we get what we want? We now have a panacea for thousands of nurses in California, however, the ratio really can’t be enforced. (At the writing of this article the companion bill for enforcement is stalled in the legislature, having been defeated at least once already).
As my children are fond of saying, “why am I not surprised?” Having been a nurse for almost 30 years, most of those years spent in the NICU/PICU, I am used to working with a strict nurse/patient ratio. ICU’s and a few other areas of nursing have always been under the control of an “acuity” system. Actually, all nursing is supposed to be, but we all know this isn’t always the case. For this reason, I knew in my heart that legislating a nurse/patient ratio was probably an exercise in futility."
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Nursing: A Medical Emergency, and Opportunity, hits home by Ronald A. Reis and Karen F. Reis RN:"You’re an RN, and you’ve been at it, administering to the sick and wounded, for months, years, maybe even decades. You’ve got your hands full with 12-hour shifts, high turnover, an often less than supportive work environment, and a stressed-out health care system that is, in places, itself on life-support. What to do? How to keep going? How to make this job, career, meaningful again? How to get out of nursing what you went into it for? How to avoid adding to the national nursing shortage by short-circuiting your own involvement in a noble profession?"
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