1. FALLING SHORT IN THE NURSING SHORTAGE: A LOOK INTO THE CRISIS By: Amber D. Fierro

2. ARE YOU CONCERNED? Most people are not worried about the nursing shortage until they are in the care of a nurse. This effects everyone. People need to be aware of the nursing shortage because they or someone they love will someday be in their care and maybe at risk.

3. NURSING SHORTAGES OF THE PAST WW I & WWII The depression The Nurse Training Act in 1943 led to the creation of the United States Cadet Nursing Corps Picture retrieved July 12, 2007 from http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-Nurse/index.html

4. HOW DID AMERICA OVERCOME THE SHORTGES OF THE PAST? The United States Nursing Corps attracted many women to the field of nursing by offering favorable incentives The desire to support the country by caring for the troops also attracted practicing nurses and students The project was considered a success and is still alive today Legislation continued to help by funding money to create nursing schools throughout the country

5. ADVERTISING EXAMPLE United States Cadet Nurse Corps Advertisement poster. Note. From the Rochester General Hospital Website. (June 2007). Retrieved July 4, 2007 from http://www.viahealth.org/body_rochester.cfm?id=512 http://www.viahealth.org/body_rochester.cfm?id=512

6. THE CURRENT CRISIS Computer and technology boom leads to better jobs Baby-boomers are retiring before being replaced Not enough nursing faculty in nursing school programs, therefore, limiting available seats per semester Limited clinical sites Creating a backlog of qualified applicants who wait over a year to begin nursing school resulting in many potential nursing students to pursue a different career.

7. HOW NURSES ARE AFFECTED Working long hours and extra shifts to help relieve the effects of the nursing shortage leaving them feeling exhausted At risk of losing their nursing license because they take on more patients during a shift than what is safe Feel dissatisfaction within their career because of the lack of recognition for the extra effort to help

8. WHAT NURSES ARE SAYING American Nurses Association (April 2001). Retrieved July 4, 2007 from http://www.op.nysed.gov/nurseshortage.htm http://www.op.nysed.gov/nurseshortage.htm

9. DANGER! Nurses are having to compromise their ethics by taking on more patients than what is safe Patient safety is at risk Nurses are overworked, exhausted, and dissatisfied

10. WHY WE SHOULD CARE By 2010, the United States is projected to need almost one million more registered nurses than will be available (Cherry & Jacob, 2005, p. 30) YOU could be in danger with an exhausted or over-tasked nurse Medical costs may increase Medical mistakes and neglect can result in death

11. THERE IS HOPE Schools, government and hospitals are working together Legislation has allowed millions of dollars to fund nursing programs with grants and scholarships Hospitals are offering incentives for nurses to return back to the profession

12. THE FUTURE The image of nursing is changing from a negative to a positive and respectful profession As nurses increase in numbers so will job and patient satisfaction

13. REMEMBER TO... BE KIND TO NURSES!!!

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