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A 6 page research paper, which includes a brief abstract, which addresses the problem of the U.S. nursing shortage. This examination of the shortage, first of all, looks at the causes for the shortage and then explores the possible solutions that have been proposed, before offering conclusions. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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parameters of the problem and its causes. Then articles selected indicate possible solutions. These conclusion reached by the author, from this examination of literature, is that policymakers will have to
listen to nurses and address their concerns before the nursing shortage will be ameliorated. Literature review This nursing shortage is not like any other in the history of American
nursing. As it is driven by factors associated with "unprecedented social and demographic changes," this nursing shortage cannot be "fixed" by solutions that have proven sufficient in the past (Mee
and Robinson, 2003, p. 510). This examination of the U.S. nursing shortage will, first of all, look at the causes for the shortage and then explore the possible solutions that
have been proposed, before offering conclusions. At the core of this problem is the fact that the U.S. has two population groups, patients and nurses, that are moving in
opposing directions. Life expectancy is increasing and more people are surviving serious illness and living longer with chronic illness. At the same time, the huge lump in the American demographic
profile, i.e., the Baby Boomers, are all entering their retirement years. However, a large percentage of nurses are also part of the Boomer generation and they are retiring as well.
Roughly 50 percent of the current working nursing population will retire within the next 15 years (Mee and Robinson, 2003). Adding to this, young women now have more career options
than in the past and nursing is not attracting as many young people to the profession as it was did. In short, the number of patients is increasing as the
number of nurses decreases. Everything in the negative cycle of this nursing shortage seems to build upon other elements. For example, in 2003, a survey conducted by the American
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