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Where have all the nurses gone? : the impact of the nursing shortage on American healthcare / Faye Satterly.
- Title
- Where have all the nurses gone? : the impact of the nursing shortage on American healthcare / Faye Satterly.
- Author
- Satterly, Faye
- Publication
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2004.
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| Text | Request in advance | RT86.73 .S288 2004 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 225 p.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "Where Have All the Nurses Gone? is an in-depth, behind-the-scenes account of a healthcare system under stress and the declining quality of medical treatment in America, which should serve as a wake-up call to everyone concerned about quality care. Faye Satterly, a registered nurse with nearly two decades of experience, spells out some alarming statistics: the average nurse is forty-five years old and anticipating retirement, while only 12 percent of nurses are under age thirty. At the same time, nursing schools report decreasing enrollments and fewer graduates. The result is that the nurses who are on the front lines of healthcare are feeling overwhelmed, and leaving the field for opportunities outside hospital and clinical settings. Why aren't more women and men entering the nursing profession? What struggles do today's dedicated nurses face, both on the wards and in healthcare administration, that would drive them to leave nursing in record numbers?" "This disturbing account by a veteran nurse with extensive field experience is a compelling call for action to counter the nursing shortage and ensure that "caring" regains its premium status in healthcare."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- A nurse's life -- Where have all the nurses gone? -- One day in the life of a hospital executive -- Hospital economics: how nurses were lost -- Nurses & doctors -- And what about the patient? -- Enhancing the workplace: how hospitals retain nurses -- Nurses: creating solutions -- Accountability for health: it's not just for healthcare providers -- Advance directives: communicating your wishes -- Liability and healthcare -- Three West revisited.
- ISBN
- 1591021405 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2003021539
- OCLC
- 53139546
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library