Nurses are overwhelmed and are spending less time with patients however maintaining this is always a priority.
What is patient safety?
100
Due to the economy, many of these nurses are returning to the workforce.
Who are the retired nurses?
100
Due to this amount of time, more patients go to emergency room with urgent problems if they cannot get an appointment with their primary care physician – as a result- more work on the nurses.
What is longer wait time?
100
An aging population
What is a major cause for the growing need of long term care?
100
if barriers and stigmas are eliminated facing this group, there will be more nurses to fill positions
Who are men?
200
A lack of quality in patient care can cause an increase in these types of infections and extend hospital stay
What are nosocomial infections?
200
It is difficult for new graduates to find nursing jobs because of this effect
What is the economy.
200
Fewer nurses are available to sufficiently staff these neighborhoods where the population is increasing and more people are underinsured or have no insurance
What are low-income neighborhoods?
200
Unskilled workers, dominated by females
What is the media portrayal of nursing?
200
Promoting this level of care to reduce the sick population
What is preventive care?
300
"A widespread and dangerous lack of skilled nurses who are needed to care for individual patients and the population as a whole”