The nursing shortage: a worldwide problem

Abstract

Rev Latino-am Enfermagem 2002 maio-junho; 10(3):392-400 www.eerp.usp.br/rlaenf e líderes dos sistemas de cuidado à saúde reconheçam e operacionalizem a importância do enfermeiro para o sistema de saúde a fim de estabelecer e manter a sua integridade e viabilidade.

Occupational stress, job satisfaction, and working environment among Icelandic nurses: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey

“…The participants in our study confirm that there is a shortage of nursing personnel in the Icelandic healthcare sector, but 62% of hospital-based nurses, compared with 36% of non-hospital-based nurses, said that two or more nurses were needed to fill available positions at their workplace. This situation is consistent with the situation worldwide, which has been described as the global crisis of nursing (Booth, 2002;Heitlinger, 2003;Lambert et al, 2004). Furthermore, according to official statistics, the patient load per registered nurse is considerably higher in Iceland than in the other Nordic Countries (Nordic Medico Statistical Committee, 2004).…”

“…In addition to these serious consequences, a high level of occupational stress has been found to reduce nursing quality (Tarnow-Mordi et al, 2000). This development is deemed to be one of the reasons why fewer young people are entering the nursing profession (Booth, 2002).…”

Stress exposure in nurses and technicians at Clinical Center Foča

“…Nova znanja se brzo razvijaju u sestrinstvu, medicini, medicinskoj tehnici i tehnologiji, posebno u procedurama sestrinskih intervencija. Dužnost zdravstvenih radnika je da ih prate i prema njima modifikuju svoju stručnu praksu, a takođe je dužnost pretpostavljenih da obezbjede zdravstvenim radnicima adekvatnu edukaciju [13].…”

Shortage of qualified health workers: a call to action for nurses

“…While much has been achieved and many diseases have been better controlled or even eradicated, significant challenges remain worldwide: poverty, climate change, endemic and pandemic diseases, to name but a few. One particular challenge that stands out for the health sector is the shortage of qualified workers (1) .…”

“…will be fair" (1) . health care to meet the needs of individuals and families as an integral part of countries' health systems (2) .…”