Annoted Bibliography on Nursing Shortage in the United States of America
Buerhaus, Peter I, Douglas Staiger, and David I. Auerbach. The Future of the Nursing Workforce in the United States: Data, Trends, and Implications. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009. Print.
The authors of the above book mainly focus on the insufficient nursing workforce in the United States if America. These authors used statistics and research collected all over the US in investigating just how serious the issue of nursing shortage hinders maximum development in this country. They feel nursing shortage is a sensitive issue that should be addressed from all aspects of life. That is from the political, economic as well as the social aspect in this nation.
Feldman, Harriet R. The Nursing Shortage: Strategies for Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Practice and Education. New York: Springer Pub, 2003. Internet resource.
In the above book, the author (Feldman Harriet) focuses on the implications of failing to preserve the nursing practice as well as the resources dedicated to the health care sector. As a result, the author focuses on the undeniable need of hiring more nurses around the world as well as making sure they have all the resources needed for better service delivery.
Hansen, Brian. Nursing Shortage. Washington, D.C: CQ Press, 2002. Internet resource.
In the above book, Brian Hansen mainly emphasizes on factors that have led to nursing shortage in the United States, as well as in other parts of the world. He points out factors such; as aging nursing workforce, disinterest of college students in nursing profession and growing need of nursing services due to steep population growth as the main reasons for the same.
Huston, Carol J. Professional Issues in Nursing: Challenges & Opportunities. , 2014. Print.
This book approaches the issue of nursing professionals’ shortage in the United States with optimism. However, it also outlines some challenges that face nurses as well as their patients. Challenges that face nursing professionals are well tackled, with stress due to long working hours and insufficient resources for delivery of essential health care services taking centre stage.
Nursing. Ambler, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007. Print.
The authors of the above book focus on nursing as one of the most essential professions in the world. It also points out the effects shortage in the services offered in nursing. These authors also points that nursing shortage is worldwide.
Nursing. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. Print.
In the above book, the author mainly focuses on the importance of nursing and how the shortage of enough trained nursing professions is affecting our communities. As a result, the authors mainly pick points such as increased workloads to the available nurses, insufficient resources to provide better health care and longer hours as some of the many effects of nursing shortage to the few nursing personnel.
O’Grady, Tim P. The Nursing Shortage. Chicago, Ill: American Organization of Nurse Executives, 1990. Print.
This book’s author mainly focused on the effects of nursing shortage in the United States of America, as well as in many other parts of the world. This book points out factors such as patient deaths due to insufficient nursing personnel to cater for every patient in the hospitals. Additionally, some home-health care agencies have been refusing new patients out of overcrowding and overstretched nursing personnel.
Schaffner, Julie, and Patti Ludwig-Beymer. Rx for the Nursing Shortage: A Guidebook. Chicago: Health Administration Press, 2003. Internet resource.
The authors of this book have termed the issue of nursing shortage in the United States of American as alarming. This is due to the effects of this shortage to both the nurses and to the people of America. However, they have also recognized some efforts being implemented by the American government to address this issue. The most notable effort of the American government in trying to curb the issue of nursing shortage in the country is by ensuring that all college students wishing to join the profession pay little to no tuition fee among other privileges.
Works cited
Schaffner, Julie, and Patti Ludwig-Beymer. Rx for the Nursing Shortage: A Guidebook. Chicago: Health Administration Press, 2003. Internet resource.
O’Grady, Tim P. The Nursing Shortage. Chicago, Ill: American Organization of Nurse Executives, 1990. Print.
Nursing. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. Print.
Nursing. Ambler, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007. Print.
Huston, Carol J. Professional Issues in Nursing: Challenges & Opportunities. , 2014. Print.
Hansen, Brian. Nursing Shortage. Washington, D.C: CQ Press, 2002. Internet resource.
Feldman, Harriet R. The Nursing Shortage: Strategies for Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Practice and Education. New York: Springer Pub, 2003. Internet resource.
Buerhaus, Peter I, Douglas Staiger, and David I. Auerbach. The Future of the Nursing Workforce in the United States: Data, Trends, and Implications. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009. Print.
