Reasons for Entering and Leaving Nursing Donna Alleyne Chamberlain College of Nursing NR439: Research Article Critique Paper January 2018 Summary The increase in shortages of nurses in the Australian nursing workforce continued, these changes have greatly impacted their employment decisions by a shortfall of 4,000 new graduates. Despite increases in the nursing workforce, undersupplied of nurses continue. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing the decision why nurses and nursing student of different sex, age, and backgrounds enter and leave nursing. Observations and Events The research addresses a comprehensive national survey covering the tangible and intangible aspects of nursing in Australia and to contrast …show more content…
The authors were aware of it limitation because the survey was distributed to the participants by third parties. Limitations were due to the fact that the sample population was gathered from only one region in Queensland, by doing so they eliminated the possible individuals from other regions participating in the survey. This limitation on the population may lead to a biased or unfair sample, to overcome this all of the nursing population should have been …show more content…
An important finding and assumptions, that younger people will only be drawn to nursing for the appealing lifestyle it offered. “Young people are ‘turned off’ a career in nursing because supposedly old‑fashioned values of altruism and vocation have no interest to them have led to tailoring nursing recruitment messages accordingly” (Eley.R 2010). Conclusion Ineffective nursing employment can occur when experienced nurses choose to leave and student entering nursing intent to work for 15 years. The main reasons identified by nurses and nursing students for entering nursing are self-interest, vocation, altruism, and young people are only drawn to nursing for the appealing lifestyle it offered. The majority of nurses are aged 44 years or older and a large percentage of the nurses in Australia workforce will retire in the next decade. Only fewer individuals choose to embark on a nursing career and nursing recruitment is needed to ensure a shortage in nurses doesn’t occur.
Nursing can be competitive and without the experience and practice, managers will not want to hire an individual because they have no experience. The article “Supporting Newly Hired Nurses” states “[n]ewly hired nurses struggle with application of new clinical skills and critical thinking skills as well as integrating into unit culture.” Newly graduated nurses have to adapt fast to the nursing environment and what is involved which can be difficult and overwhelming. Newly graduated nurses should find experienced nurses within their work environment so that newly graduated nurses can learn from veteran nurses
The author intended to inform the audience about her journey from starting as a registered nurse. She then proceeded to go back to school 20 years later. The author intended to educate everyone that it is never too late to grow in your career. The author intends to persuade the audience to not limit themselves to just one degree. Keep advancing your degree and you will seek more opportunities.
This is valuable for validity and reliability of the study. The sample size consisted of 434 registered nurses and midwives giving greater accuracy and relevant to study. Literature utilised by researchers provided relevant studies by reputable researchers from various countries. Finally, the survey design was cost
There are now four generations emerging in to the nursing the Veterans, baby boomer, generation x, millennials. With four different generations working together can be beneficial as well as frustrating. There’s a possibility for misunderstandings to arise with difference in attitudes, work habits, behaviors, strengths, weaknesses, values, and work ethics causing conflict. Changes in life benefits for retirees, and changes in life expectancy has contributed greatly to the overlap of generations in the nursing workforce.
The article “Why Are Nurses Leaving? Findings From an Initial Qualitative Study on Nursing Attrition” by Carol Isaac MacKusick and Ptlene Minick is a qualitative research study with a phenomenological research design. The research question addressed in this article is the experience of registered nurses who flee bedside nursing. The sample provided were registered nurses (RN) in the United States who were mostly Caucasian females varying in ages 40-49. The sample size investigated was ten nurses total.
Nursing Shortage Nursing shortage has been a major problem in the health care industry from the past decade. The lack of skilled nurses to take care of individual patients and the population as a whole has reduced the quality of healthcare immensely. Morgan (2014) addressed, “The future of nursing is dependent on nurses with terminal degrees to construct an innovative framework able to support the mounting complexities of effective and accessible care with excellent outcomes while preserving organizational resources.” Presently there is an increase in demand for nursing, which is attributed to rapid population growth and increase in aging population of individuals above 65 years. The prevalence of chronic lifestyle diseases have increased worldwide hence increasing the need for more nurses in health care facilities Causes of nursing shortage include poor working conditions which lead to turnover, staffing issues, inadequate resources for research and education in nursing, and aging workforce among nurses.. Issues with Job Dissatisfaction
Introduction: As a first year student I have very specific goals in mind that I hope to achieve through my work in college. My main hopes for the future are that I pass all of my exams in the coming years, graduate and receive my honours degree in general nursing, become a registered nurse and finally get a job as a nurse. Throughout this essay, I have detailed my strengths and the opportunities that will help me finalise these goals along with my weaknesses and the threats that will hinder my progress. Strengths:
The days of staying at a job until retirement have gone by the wayside. The next ten to twenty years are predicted to have a shortage in nursing (Lartey, Cummings & McGrath, 2014). Administrations and managements systems are diligently studying the possible strategies to promote productivity, decrease call offs and improve retention in the nursing positions (Lartey, Cummings & McGrath, 2014). There is prediction of a shortage of nurses by the year 2018, which will be augmented by nurses retiring, changes in health care delivery and other financial changes (Grossman & Valiga, 2013).
However, multiple reasons are responsible to choose the nursing profession. Some reasons might be plain to recognize by the nurse, but sometimes the reasons might linger in the subconscious. Therefore, people might not always be aware of all the reasons for choosing the profession. However, developing great skills at the nursing profession requires the knowledge of why the particular profession appeared appealing to the individual.
The role of the nurse has always been that of the first point of contact for the patient to the clinical care team. As outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2016) the role of the nurse is to advocate, educate, liaise with, and provide adequate and appropriate clinical care to the patient. Additionally, the nurse represents the statistical majority of the Australian clinical team, outnumbering medical doctors at a ratio of almost 4:1 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2013) which is consistent throughout all sectors of healthcare. Therefore, the nurse has a powerful and tangible effect on policy and the outcomes for patients in the clinical setting.
Yes Herpit I agree with you opinion. Rural nursing has always been the subject of attention in Canadian health care system. Working and living in remote north communities is a personal as well as professional challenges to nurses. Registered nurse being a key component in health workforce face challenges in day to day practice. Nurses working in diverse population with minimal resources and support system need to have board knowledge and skills to deal with patient’s needs.
National competency standards for registered nurses would contain the core of evaluating competency for registered nurses, which they should meet for professional standards, such as codes of conducts, code of ethics and standards for nursing practice, under the authority of carrying out nursing practise within Australia. This essay will discuss why it is imperative to abiding the national competency standards and guidelines for the registered nurse by exampling the specific nurse, Elizabeth Kenny, from the Australian history and analysing the chosen nurse’s achievements and performances on specific field and would also discuss and evaluate the drawbacks of chosen nurse’s practices measure up against current nursing standards and would critically
As a child, I dreamed of acquiring a career in Nursing. I was always fascinated by the amount of respect that nurses received during my doctor visits throughout my childhood. There are many reasons why I chose to major in Nursing such as the ability to take care of someone, the money and benefits that the career offered, as well as job stability and flexibility. On of my main reasons for pursing Nursing is the ability to care for someone other than myself.
In order to enhance the knowledge they can acquire from the participants the researchers appeal to strategy for sampling named maximum variation sampling. Following this sampling approach the researchers chose 15 nurses with 3 or more years of experience in cancer patients care of a major cancer hospital in Melbourne, Australia (Botti et al., 2006). The maximum variation strategy is to select the nurses with high level of experience who could help researchers to understand about phenomena and concepts about the psychosocial barriers in providing support to cancer patients. In addition, this strategy method justifies the eligibility criteria for this study. The sampling criteria are clearly delineated and the researcher enforced sampling strategy using focus group interviews to maximize data collection from the participants.
Table 1: Respondents’ Socio demographic distribution Majority of the respondents are nurses (75.9%; n=145), Diploma holders (73.8%; n=141) while the rest are (26.2%; n=50) Degree holders. In term of working experience, 78.0% (n=149) had 1 year – 5 years, 11 years – 20 years (20.9%; n=40), and 21 years – 30 years (1%, n=2). The mean working experiences is 6.71 (±SD 5.231). The majority of respondents are without Post Basic