Nursing
Future of Nursing
From reading the Report Brief which one of the 4 key messages speak to you and WHY?
The key message that I see as being very important is that of nurses being full partners, with physicians and other health care professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States. I believe that when redesigning any business process it is very important to include those who work on the front line and truly understand what is needed in order to be successful. When looking to redesign health care, who better to ask what works and what doesn't than those nurses who work with the patients on a daily basis. It is these people who are closely attuned with what it takes to get the job done and these are the being that need to be contributing the most.
From Chapter 3: Transforming Practice, list one of the Barriers to Transforming Practice as identified in the reading.
One barrier that is listed in the Barrier to Transforming Practice is that of an aging workforce.
3. After identifying the one Barrier, describe a strategy, that you have seen implemented in your work setting or you have seen implemented in the media, to address your identified Barrier.
By the year 2020 there is expected to be more than one billion people who are aged sixty or older in the world. Within the nursing professing it is believed that over the next ten to fifteen years there will be a large exit of nurses from the nursing workforce as they retire just at a time when demand for nursing and health care is going to be on the rise due to the ever ageing population. Older nurses are a rich source of valuable information. Their early or compulsory exit from the workforce means a loss of many desirable and experienced nurses to care for patients. When they retire, their knowledge, understanding and clinical know-how are lost, as is their involvement with the training and mentoring the next generation of nurses (An Ageing Nursing Workforce, 2007).
Tailoring employment approaches to this group is significant to their continued retention. A lot of the literature suggests that older, more knowledgeable nurses are more likely to expand their work life when the following conditions are present:
Supportive and flexible work arrangements and practices like modified workloads, flexible scheduling options and a reduction in hours of work.
An organizational culture that encourages participation in decision-making and independence over practice.
Work recognition, support and positive feedback from management.
Ergonomically friendly, safe and useful work environments.
Access to professional development actions that target the needs of experienced nurses (An Ageing Nursing Workforce, 2007).
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