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Running head: ADRESSING ABC CRITICAL NURSING SHORTAGE

Addressing ABC Critical Nursing Shortage
Monica Watts-Primica
UOP HCS427


Abstract

The health care industry is a major part of American society. This line of work employs a large number of workers. Despite the fact of the large number of health care workers available, many communities still experience workforce shortage problems. These shortages are felt the most in rural areas and medically needy and underserved population groups.

Addressing ABCH Critical Nursing Shortage
ABC's shortage of health care providers has had a negative impact on the patient's quality of care by limiting health care access. These shortages also increase stress on the providers by making costs higher by raising compensation levels to reflect increased demand. Shortages also increase the use of expensive temporary personnel and overtime pay. However, many hospitals around the world have been faced with nurse shortages.
The health care industry faces staffing shortages in a number of areas. The Joint Commission selected the nursing shortage as the first topic for its public policy initiative and released a white paper in 2002. The Joint Commission's Nursing Advisory Council continues to advance implementation of the white paper's recommendations. In whish many health care organizations has been successful in achieve decreasing critical nursing shortages.
Joint Commission standards supply for health care organizations to decide the number, competency and skill level variety their staff by linking staffing effectiveness to clinical outcomes as explained by Joint Commission President Dennis S. O'Leary, M.D., described the standards during testimony before the Institute of Medicine.
This paper is a call to action for ABC hospital to hinder and be guided by the Joint Commission white paper lane, in order to develop or carry out policies that will lead the way to resolution the critical health care personnel...