Future of Healthcare Workers Running Thesis

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Many of them who have worked for 20 years as nurses have gone up the managerial or corporate ladder. More and more nurses have chosen more paper work and less patient care by becoming supervisors, administrators and nursing directors and then retire or else proceed to another career if they are not yet retiring (Benjamin).

Compounding the problem of shortage were a lack of surgical educational content and clinical experiences for nursing students, demands for professional nurses in ambulatory care surgical settings, and the difficulty itself of attracting and maintaining per-operative nurses (Beyea, 2002). Managed care also required by more intense or complex illnesses and, thus, increased workloads and greater responsibility of nurses (Benjamin, 2000). The situation correspondingly raised their level of "burn out." Hospital downsizing, managed care and an emphasis on outpatient services made the medical environment less dependent on nurses and more on facilities (Benjamin).

Conclusion

The fast-aging population needs more and more healthcare services in the face of an increasing shortage of nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide these services. Aging healthcare professionals, problems in turning out new nurses, working conditions and environment of current-day nurses and diverse contributing factors all call for serious attention and concerted effort. On the whole, this continuing shortage is likely to continue unless and until a major overhaul of the U.S. health care system is made.#

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