What Physicians Should Know about the Nursing Shortage
Authors: Eli Ginzberg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

Editorials1 March 1990What Physicians Should Know about the Nursing ShortageEli Ginzberg, PhDEli Ginzberg, PhDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-112-5-319 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe nation has a shortage of nurses and we need a consensus on strategies to correct it. Vacancies are found in all settings that employ nurses, for all types of nursing. Acute care hospitals, in particular urban public hospitals, are the most severely strained, and their staffing levels are compromising their ability to provide safe, effective patient care. As the pool of new nursing students declines, hospital care will deteriorate unless long-term remedies can be found.In February 1988, the American Medical Association (AMA) proposed a new type of patient care provider, the registered care technologist (RCT). This proposal has...References1. . Proceedings of the House of Delegates. Report SS: Registered Care Technologists, June 1988. Chicago: American Medical Association; 1988. Google Scholar2. . Proceedings of the House of Delegates. Report Z: Registered Care Technologists, December 1988. Chicago: American Medical Association; 1988. Google Scholar3. . Proceedings of the House of Delegates. Report CCC: RCT Proposal Implementation: Status Report, June 1989. Chicago: American Medical Association; 1989. Google Scholar4. A Commonwealth Fund Paper: What To Do about the Nursing Shortage. New York: The Commonwealth Fund; 1989. Google Scholar5. . Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1989. 109th ed. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office; 1989. Google Scholar6. . Summary Report and Recommendations. Chicago: The Hospital Research and Educational Trust; 1983. Google Scholar7. . Magnet Hospitals: Attraction and Retention of Professional Nurses. American Academy of Nursing. Task Force on Nursing Practice in Hospitals. Kansas City, Missouri: American Nurses' Association; 1983. Google Scholar8. NaylorSherman MM. Wanted: the best and the brightest. In: Nurses for the future. Am J Nurs. 1987;87(Suppl): 1593-648. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. AHA Report: Responding to the Nursing Shortage. Chicago: American Hospital Association; August 1988. Google Scholar10. Aiken L. Breaking the shortage cycles. In: Nurses for the future. Am J Nurs. 1987;87(Suppl):1616-20. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. . Hospital Statistics. 1988. Chicago: American Hospital Association; 1988. Google Scholar12. Rosenfeld P. Profiles of the Newly Licensed Nurse. New York: National League for Nursing; 1989. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Conservation of Human Resources Columbia University New York, NY 10027 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByWork Force Planning in the 90s, Part I: Efficiency, Economy and Political Will — The Need for a New ApproachNurses' Views of a Public Hospital Nurses' StrikeiSources of Work Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction for Hospital Registered NursesEvaluation of a “do not resuscitate” policy in intensive careThe AIDS Patient and the Last ICU Bed: Scarcity, Medical Futility, and EthicsThe Nurse-Physician RelationshipRobert B. Sklaroff, MD, Susan A. Weiss, RN, MSN, Robert B. Sklaroff, MD, AssociatesCharting the Future of Hospital Nursing 1 March 1990Volume 112, Issue 5Page: 319-320KeywordsNursesNursing educationPatients Issue Published: 1 March 1990 PDF DownloadLoading ...