Introduction to Article:  In this essay, we cover the topic of the current nursing shortage.  We define what a nursing shortage is and delve into the reasons why there is a nursing shortage.  The essay describes the causes of the nursing shortage, as well as the effects of that nursing shortage, on the nursing profession and on healthcare in the United States.  After looking at some of the nursing shortage statistics,

Nursing Professions Mexico In ancient times, the sick and the unwell were generally cared for in temples or other houses of worship, and this tradition continued until the early Christian era, when certain women of the Church would take up the care of the sick and the diseased people, and their services would sometimes be extended to their homes as well. These women of the Church had no real training at

Depending on whether your interest is the Army, the Navy, or the Air Force, a military nursing career can offer the opportunity to gain valuable experience while receiving financial assistance. For example, in the Army ROTC the student will gain military science as well as the option to take an elective that includes a unique summer training experience along with the regular nursing training program. The Navy as a choice

" (Allen 2008) This means that nursing educators are also a key stakeholder. Other stakeholders include healthcare facility administrators, corporate trustees and public office holders, who will often have entangled or competing interests relating to the profitability of operations and the political expediency of policy orientation. This will also be true of the various professional advocacy groups, nursing associations and lobby groups that will vie for influence in the discussion on

(Feldman & Greenberg, 2005, p. 67) Staffing coordinators, often nurse leaders must seek to give priority to educational needs as a reason for adjusting and/or making schedules for staff, including offering incentives to staff not currently seeking educational goals for assisting in this priority regardless of the implementation of a tuition reimbursement program. (Feldman & Greenberg, 2005, p. 233) Nurse Leaders as Academic Theorists The fact that many nurse leaders serve

Campaign for Action The subject of this brief report is the future of nursing and the associated IOM report on the same subject. As part of this report, there will first be a discussion of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Committee and their work as it pertains to the future of nursing, the Institute of Medicine and so forth. The importance of the IOM's report and how it relates to nursing