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The Impact of Nursing Shortage on Patient Care
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THE IMPACT OF NURSING SHORTAGE ON PATIENT CARE
The Impact of Nursing Shortage on Patient Care
The nursing shortage is one of the prevalent problems in the healthcare sector across the
globe. Nursing is paramount in improving patient care as well as the outcomes. The nurses play a
critical part in the diagnosis, as well as the treatment of various illnesses. Despite the
improvement of healthcare services in the various healthcare sectors, nursing shortage remains a
challenge.
PICOT Question
In critically ill patients, what is the impact of adequate nurse staffing compared to a
nursing shortage on patient care during the perioperative and recovery time?
The Problem in the PICOT Question
The primary challenge in the PICOT question is the nursing shortage, which seems to
persist in various healthcare institutions. The nursing shortage has adverse effects in the nursing
field and contributes to medical errors in hospitals. Potentially, nurses spend much time
attending to many patients under stressful conditions. The imbalance of patients in the healthcare
sector usually overwhelms nurses, making them ineffective in their duties (Marć et al., 2018).
The medical errors generally contribute to the increased fatalities as well as complications to the
patients. The main reasons behind the increased nursing shortage in healthcare facilities include
high turnover, lack of potential educators, as well as inequitable distribution of the respective
workforce. The aging population has contributed to an increase in healthcare needs due to health
complications that emerge with old age. The aging workforce also includes the aging of the
nurses reducing the needed workforce in the healthcare sector. Nurse burnout and regions are
also major factors contributing to the nursing shortage. The violence in the nursing sector also
plays a critical role in the nursing shortage.

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1 The Impact of Nursing Shortage on Patient Care Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Course Number and Name Instructor Name Date 2 THE IMPACT OF NURSING SHORTAGE ON PATIENT CARE The Impact of Nursing Shortage on Patient Care The nursing shortage is one of the prevalent problems in the healthcare sector across the globe. Nursing is paramount in improving patient care as well as the outcomes. The nurses play a critical part in the diagnosis, as well as the treatment of various illnesses. Despite the improvement of healthcare services in the various healthcare sectors, nursing shortage remains a challenge. PICOT Question In critically ill patients, what is the impact of adequate nurse staffing compared to a nursing shortage on patient care during the perioperative and recovery time? The Problem in the PICOT Question The primary challenge in the PICOT question is the nursing shortage, which seems to persist in various healthcare institutions. The nursing shortage has adverse effects in the nursing field and contributes to medical errors in hospitals. Potentially, nurses spend much time attending to many patients under stressful conditions. The imbalance of patients in the healthcare sector usually overwhelms nurses, making them ineffective in their duties (Marć et al., 2018). The medical errors generally contribute to the increased fatalities as well as complications to the patients. The main reasons behind the increased nursing shortage in healthcare facilities include ...
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