The nursing shortage as a community transformational opportunity.

Full Abstract

The nursing shortage is continuing toward its projected peak in 2010. As a profession we seem unable to devise effective strategies to enhance growth and overcome this looming crisis. By focusing on predictable barriers using methods of reductionism, nurses may have forgotten the biggest barrier:
the challenge of creating a holistic professional group presence and inclusive nursing stance. Without first addressing and solving internal paradoxical identity struggles, nursing will continue to try to overcome the multiple internal and external barriers that resulted in the current shortage. This article discusses the group dynamics that have fostered the cyclic loop of nursing shortage situations and explores the reflection and inquiry needed to formulate a cohesive national nursing group posture.

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Author information

Author/s: Clark, Carey S (CS);

Affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: ANS. Advances in nursing science (ANS Adv Nurs Sci), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Sep; vol 25 (issue 1) : pp 18-31

Dates: Created 2003/07/31; Completed 2003/09/04; Revised 2007/10/26;

PMID: 12889575, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Age Factors
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitude to Health
Forecasting
Humans
Leadership
Needs Assessment
Nurse's Role
Nursing Staff - education; psychology; supply & distribution
Organizational Innovation

Organizational Innovation
Personnel Selection - organization & administration
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - organization & administration
Philosophy, Nursing
Power (Psychology)
Professional Autonomy
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
Social Perception
Social Values
United States

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