Healthcare services, nurse staffing, working conditions, healthcare sector, marginalized communities, nurse managers, training nurses, patient's rights process, fundamental principle
The delivery of healthcare services is a very impactful and sensitive aspect of life. This is because rendering efficient healthcare services plays a significant role in improving people's way of living. However, several challenges are faced in the quest to attain quality healthcare. Nurse staffing is a critical challenge that continues to face many healthcare facilities. Nurses are fundamental in rendering healthcare services and closely relate with patients. Nevertheless, many hospitals continue to face the challenge of understaffing, with patients suffering the most significant blow. This research paper intends to address nurse staffing, its associated challenges, root causes, and possible solutions to remedy the problem.
[...] Hence, as efforts are being made to enable the retention of registered nurses, nurse managers have a significant role in determining the exact number of nurses needed in different units (Ofei et al., 2021). Additionally, legislation is a crucial method through which the issue of nurse staffing can be looked into. Different healthcare organizations need to monitor the conditions of the work of nurses and the number of nurses per unit in hospitals. Legislating would play a vital role in the determination of the working conditions of nurse practitioners (Bartmess et al.,2021). [...]
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[...] Generally, achieving good patient outcomes is related to adequate nurse staffing. It is thus integral for stakeholders in the healthcare profession to accurately determine the number of nursing professionals that can be termed adequate. This controversy has culminated in failure to achieve the desired patient outcomes. Analysis Nurse staffing is a general concern in the healthcare sector that needs to be tackled. As a healthcare professional, I believe this issue is vital as wellness is critical to good performance. When nurses are overburdened, it leads to low input, which is fundamental in reducing patient outcomes. [...]
[...] Conclusion To sum up, nurse staffing is a crucial challenge affecting healthcare institutions. It continues to contribute to healthcare disparities. While this remains a controversial matter, it is integral for it to be addressed. This is because nurse staffing is a chief determinant of patient outcomes. Despite the shortcomings that come from suggested solutions to this problem, it is advisable to implement them to help avoid some of the adverse effects of the challenge, References Bartmess, M., Myers, C. R., & Thomas, S. [...]
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