Comments on: Q & A: Fighting Ohio’s nursing shortage http://www.medcitynews.com/2009/11/q-a-fighting-ohios-nursing-shortage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=q-a-fighting-ohios-nursing-shortage MedCity News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:17:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lyssa Bachler http://www.medcitynews.com/2009/11/q-a-fighting-ohios-nursing-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-80703 Lyssa Bachler Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:07:21 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=14780#comment-80703 Very informative. We have had similar problems in N.J. The turn around in hospital nursing is very high here. Long hours and to many patients. Not that many years ago one union had a strike and all the nurses were fired. Very informative. We have had similar problems in N.J.
The turn around in hospital nursing is very high here. Long hours and to many patients.
Not that many years ago one union had a strike and all the nurses were fired.

]]> By: Want to avoid layoffs? Become a nurse: MedCity Morning Read, Jan. 7, 2009 : MedCity News http://www.medcitynews.com/2009/11/q-a-fighting-ohios-nursing-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-49749 Want to avoid layoffs? Become a nurse: MedCity Morning Read, Jan. 7, 2009 : MedCity News Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:17:14 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=14780#comment-49749 [...] 600,000 new jobs for registered nurses will be created by 2018. Can anyone still doubt claims of a nursing shortage in the U.S.? According to the BLS, the median wage for a registered nurse is $62,450, nearly twice [...] [...] 600,000 new jobs for registered nurses will be created by 2018. Can anyone still doubt claims of a nursing shortage in the U.S.? According to the BLS, the median wage for a registered nurse is $62,450, nearly twice [...]

]]> By: Ohio lawmaker to propose harsher penalties for assault of nurses in workplace « Nursing Notes http://www.medcitynews.com/2009/11/q-a-fighting-ohios-nursing-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-48988 Ohio lawmaker to propose harsher penalties for assault of nurses in workplace « Nursing Notes Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:28:18 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=14780#comment-48988 [...] month, the newly elected president of the 8,800-member Ohio Nurses Association called the proposal the organization’s highest legislative priority in an interview with MedCity [...] [...] month, the newly elected president of the 8,800-member Ohio Nurses Association called the proposal the organization’s highest legislative priority in an interview with MedCity [...]

]]> By: Ohio lawmaker to propose harsher penalties for assault of nurses in workplace : MedCity News http://www.medcitynews.com/2009/11/q-a-fighting-ohios-nursing-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-47240 Ohio lawmaker to propose harsher penalties for assault of nurses in workplace : MedCity News Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:23:51 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=14780#comment-47240 [...] month, the newly elected president of the 8,800-member Ohio Nurses Association called the proposal the organization’s highest legislative priority in an interview with MedCity [...] [...] month, the newly elected president of the 8,800-member Ohio Nurses Association called the proposal the organization’s highest legislative priority in an interview with MedCity [...]

]]> By: ANA Smartbrief: Editor’s Viewpoint « Nursing Notes http://www.medcitynews.com/2009/11/q-a-fighting-ohios-nursing-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-42204 ANA Smartbrief: Editor’s Viewpoint « Nursing Notes Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:45:57 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=14780#comment-42204 [...] Q & A: Fighting Ohio’s nursing shortage (medcitynews.com) [...] [...] Q & A: Fighting Ohio’s nursing shortage (medcitynews.com) [...]

]]> By: A Nurse http://www.medcitynews.com/2009/11/q-a-fighting-ohios-nursing-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-39194 A Nurse Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:32:57 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=14780#comment-39194 Hello, I'm a nurse student and this post is very helpul to me. Thank you! Hello, I’m a nurse student and this post is very helpul to me. Thank you!

]]> By: Michelle Mahon, RN http://www.medcitynews.com/2009/11/q-a-fighting-ohios-nursing-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-37989 Michelle Mahon, RN Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:40:26 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=14780#comment-37989 The National Nursing Reform and Patient Advocacy Act (S1031), would amend the Public Health Services Act to protect the rights of nurses to advocate for patients. It would set minimum registered nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals and it would invest funds for training new nurses and nurse educators.citing Improving working conditions is a a prerequisite for any hope in alleviating the nursing shortage. To understand the nature of the nursing shortage one must look not only at the number of students turned away but also the number of nurses who have left the bedside and those that are underemployed. There is no true shortage of nurses but rather a shortage of nurses willing to work in hospitals. The National Nursing Reform and Patient Advocacy Act (S1031), would amend the Public Health Services Act to protect the rights of nurses to advocate for patients. It would set minimum registered nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals and it would invest funds for training new nurses and nurse educators.citing

Improving working conditions is a a prerequisite for any hope in alleviating the nursing shortage. To understand the nature of the nursing shortage one must look not only at the number of students turned away but also the number of nurses who have left the bedside and those that are underemployed.

There is no true shortage of nurses but rather a shortage of nurses willing to work in hospitals.

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