Thu, Aug. 11, 2005: Indiana: Filling the nursing gap:"Help for nurses seeking master's degrees cannot come soon enough,
according to results of a survey the Indiana Nursing Workforce Development Coalition released in January. "Faculty shortage
is certainly the biggest issue," said Ernest Klein, executive director of the Indiana Nurses Association. Indiana statute
requires nursing faculty to have a master's degree in nursing. Among the survey's findings:
Forty-nine percent of schools reported faculty vacancies as the key reason for being unable to increase enrollment.
Faculty vacancies increased 10 percent from 2002-03 to 2003-04." http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/12358892.htm
January 21, 2003: Indiana: Nursing Shortage Not A Problem Here ... Yet:"They`re the doctor`s right hand, but many hospitals in the United States are having to make do with less and less nurses. The national nursing shortage is a growing concern for healthcare professionals, including those right here in the Wabash Valley. Union Hospital administrators say so far they`ve been lucky. Right now there are only four registered nursing positions open at the hospital. Still, the administrators say it`s not so much a decrease in nurses that concerns them. It`s the alarming increase in the healthcare demand, largely a product of aging baby-boomers. Indiana State University School of Nursing Assistant Dean Mary Bennett says the demand is creating a stressful work environment and forcing many nurses to work mandatory overtime hours." http://www.wtwo.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=3152
Dec. 30, 2002: Indiana: Hospital does its part to recruit nurses:"Karin Bolyard, a registered nurse at Johnson Memorial Hospital, remembers when nurses would go to a pharmacy in the hospital staffed by friendly pharmacists who would dispense medications for her patients.
Now, she’s responsible for dispensing them herself from a “machine pharmacy.”
The change isn’t revolutionary as far as the patients are concerned, but for nurses who’ve been out of the field for a few years, the change can be intimidating, Bolyard said." http://www.thejournalnet.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=113&ArticleID=33541
Sunday, December 8, 2002: Indiana: Where the jobs are
Health industry replaces factories in high-paying jobs:"A dental hygienist position currently available in Marion, for example, pays from $25 to $35 an hour, Work One's job postings show. Registered nursing positions available pay from $14 to $20 an hour, and licensed practical nurses can earn from $13 to $15 an hour.
"There's a critical shortage of nurses, so it's a field where there's high demand and relatively high pay," said Jerry Whitton, principal at Tucker Career and Technology Center, where a capacity 39 students enrolled in the yearlong LPN program last fall. Thirty-seven remain enrolled. "The demand will increase dramatically in the years ahead." http://www.chronicle-tribune.com/news/stories/20021208/localnews/530340.html
December 2, 2002: Indiana: Server readies reform bill, Violence in nursing homes a growing concern:"Other factors noted in the report include inadequate training in the proper use of medications to control behavior, insufficient early assessment and treatment of mental health conditions before people are admitted to a nursing facility and a shortage of geriatric mental health professionals in nursing homes.
The report said aggressive behavior is a problem among a "large pool" of nursing home residents with diagnosed mental illness, dementia, health problems and those with a history of violence or criminal behavior. The problem is expected to increase as the state population ages and more people suffer from dementia." http://www.myinky.com/ecp/news/article/0,1626,ECP_734_1581923,00.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."
Working Nurse, Working World Magazine
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Los Angeles, CA 90010
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Fax:(213)385-3782, WorkingNurse@WorkingWorld.com http://www.workingworld.com/magazine/viewarticle.asp?articleno=254&wn=1
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?"
Working Nurse, Working World Magazine
3600 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1526
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Tel:(213)385-4781,
Fax:(213)385-3782, WorkingNurse@WorkingWorld.com
http://www.workingworld.com/magazine/viewarticle.asp?articleno=253&w
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