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The nursing shortage: Part way down the slippery slopeCollegian Vol 10 No 3 2003 31IntroductionThere has been considerable debate published on various aspectsof the global nursing shortage aimed at enlightening readers oncauses, effects and possible strategies for improvement. However,the crisis of nursing retention continues to grow at a nationaland international level. The following discussion revisits a few ofthe issues in an attempt to provide an original and somewhatprovocative perspective.
These issues include the differences between recruitment and retention, generational, geographicand specialty issues, the finite pool of nurses and the educationof nurses. The overall aim of the following discussion is to highlightthe centrality of nurses’ working conditions in all debatesurrounding nursing shortages.Recruitment versus retentionIt is suggested here that the nursing shortage consists of two parts– those shortages caused by recruitment difficulties and thoseshortages caused by retention issues (Buchan 2002) and thatrecruitment is a different proposition to retention.
3 comments:
Your article highlights many of the issues with retention and recruitment that continue to be ignored by those who posses the power to institue change. Great article.
Future managers must incorporate this line of thinking and prepare for the reality of this shortage in order to be successful in the future. They would be in a great position to make some real proactive moves in this industry.
Great article. This is such a serious problem that will not go away. A call to action is needed now.
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