Nurse educator shortage. New program approach

The nursing shortage is here and now. Nursing faculty are againg and retiring, enhancing the current and projected faculty shortage. A skilled clinician is not automatically a skilled educator; the different roles involve different skill sets. The Nurse Educator Certificate for advanced practice clinicians offers one answer to the looming shortages. The new web-based educator certificate provides flexibility for students preparing to meet the rapidly changing healthcare needs of our population. Students benefit from an opportunity to improve their educator skill set in a convenient mode from their hoem communities.     

Nurse/physician collaboration: solving the nursing shortage crisis.

This summary article discusses the status of the nursing shortage in the United States, with emphasis on successful strategies to address it. Liaisons between the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and the Society for Critical Care Medicine, as well as with the American College of Cardiology, are highlighted, with primary emphasis on the strategy of nurse-physician collaboration.     

Spotlight on ... the American Organization of Nurse Executives. The new nursing shortage

The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) strives to provide its members with timely and useful information. In this article, the author describes AONE's work to guide the policy process about nurse shortages. The results of this survey will help you practice in your position and in your state, regional, and national policy work. AONE's policy agenda is driven by its mission and commitment to patient care. One of the most current, compelling policy issues is ensuring an adequate supply of nurses to meet the patient care demand. In response to the increasing reports of nurse shortages, AONE engaged the HSM Group, Ltd. to conduct a survey to determine if hospitals were experiencing a shortage. The survey questions were developed with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Division of Nursing, the American Nurses Association, and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources of the American Hospital Association. The Research on Nursing Staff Shortage was published in 1999.     

The nursing shortage: dynamics and solutions. The art of creative solutions

The development and implementation of creative alternatives to minimize the overall effect of the nursing shortage is a national concern. This article examines the concept of creativity and suggests methods to generate creative ideas and solutions to this problem.     

Using telehealth to address the nursing shortage

For years, government officials, health administrators, and others concerned about long-term care have been discussing the nursing shortage. As baby boomers age and fewer and fewer nurses enter the workforce, there is a growing concern about how to deliver health-care in the 21st Century.