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Newman Nursing Shortage
Newman's Theory of Expanding Consciousness and the Nursing Shortage
The education which is required to effectively train today's nursing professional is constituted of equal parts applicable procedure and theoretical underpinning. It is the theory element of this training which offers stability, a framework for proper decision-making and guidance on deciphering the needs of the patient in an often volatile field of work. Such stability, framing and guidance are especially necessary in this era of healthcare provision, where nurses must work to navigate the difficult realities of universal staffing shortages. This can make certain theoretical models particularly pertinent. To the point, this discussion will offer a theoretical framework which is extremely valuable in helping to bridge the gap between the modern healthcare practice and global or holistic philosophies of wellness. To instruct a theoretical approach to nursing that is, therefore, based on Margaret Newman's groundbreaking "Health as Expanding Consciousness" theory,...
And evidence denotes that this condition will only worsen. According to Cullen et al. (2010), "in 2008, American Health Care Association's report of vacancies in long-term facilities and American Hospital Association's report of hospital vacancies combined relayed an even larger shortage of 8.1%[iii]. By 2025, the shortage in RNs is projected to grow to an estimated 260,000 FTEs, twice as high as any U.S. nursing shortage since the 1960's." (Cullen et al., p. 1)
This denotes a critical need not just to recruit and train more nurses but, realistically, the help prepare current nurses to compensate for the reduced manpower. Newman's theory is particularly…
Works Cited:
Cullen, E.; Ranji, U. & Salganicoff, A. (2010). Addressing the Nursing Shortage. KaiserEDU.org.
Newman, M. (2004). Health as Expanding Consciousness. Nursing Theory.
Oregon Center for Nursing (OCN). Is There Still a Nursing Shortage? The Lund Report.
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