There has been a lot in the news recently related to the nursing shortage specifically the nursing faculty shortage. Here is a positive, innovative idea from the University of Maryland.
http://nursing.umaryland.edu/news/2007/6-18.htm
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
Nursing Faculty Shortage Addressed
This is excellent information on the effort to address the nursing faculty shortage. http://www.advisory.com/members/default.asp?contentid=67672&program=4&collectionid=30&eprefid=4
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
More Positive Work Environment News!
Congratulations to Hutt Hospital in New Zealand.
Last month Hutt Hospital became New Zealand's first hospital to receive ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation, and only the second organization outside the United States to ever receive the award. Since the start of its journey toward designation in 2002, Hutt Hospital, situated in the capital city of Wellington, has strengthened its nursing leadership, developed a framework for ethical decision-making, increased opportunities for professional development, and focused on patient-care services and nursing turnover rates. According to Hutt Hospital's Director of Nursing Toni Dal Din, the whole organization had to be committed to top quality patient care to be awarded ANCC Magnet Recognition®.
Source: Petone Herald [New Zealand]
Last month Hutt Hospital became New Zealand's first hospital to receive ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation, and only the second organization outside the United States to ever receive the award. Since the start of its journey toward designation in 2002, Hutt Hospital, situated in the capital city of Wellington, has strengthened its nursing leadership, developed a framework for ethical decision-making, increased opportunities for professional development, and focused on patient-care services and nursing turnover rates. According to Hutt Hospital's Director of Nursing Toni Dal Din, the whole organization had to be committed to top quality patient care to be awarded ANCC Magnet Recognition®.
Source: Petone Herald [New Zealand]
Monday, July 16, 2007
Great News from Massachusetts!
Massachusetts Governor Patrick approves the BHE Nursing Initiative Funding--Signs State Budget Into Law
Date: July 16, 2007
Governor Patrick signed the Fiscal Year 2008 budget into law and approved the full $3.475 million funding for the Board of Higher Education (BHE) with the $1 million funding designated for the Nursing Initiative. The Governor did veto $41 million worth of funding in over 70 line items so it is indeed great news and a credit to MONE's (Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives) continued advocacy that the BHE funding was spared from the veto/reduction list. The Legislature and the Governor increased the funding for the BHE Nursing Initiative from the current $500,000 to $1 million for Fiscal Year 2008 which began on July 1, 2007. This increased funding is essential for the Nursing Workforce Development Initiative to expand their statewide and regional programs to address the nursing shortage and increase the capacity and quality of the nursing education pipeline. MONE was pleased to partner with MHA (Massachusetts Hospital Association) and the Board of Higher Education in advocating for this essential nursing initiative funding. Much work remains and MONE hopes to assist the BHE in securing more substantial budget increases in Fiscal Year 2009 to support the unprecedented nursing initiative.
Date: July 16, 2007
Governor Patrick signed the Fiscal Year 2008 budget into law and approved the full $3.475 million funding for the Board of Higher Education (BHE) with the $1 million funding designated for the Nursing Initiative. The Governor did veto $41 million worth of funding in over 70 line items so it is indeed great news and a credit to MONE's (Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives) continued advocacy that the BHE funding was spared from the veto/reduction list. The Legislature and the Governor increased the funding for the BHE Nursing Initiative from the current $500,000 to $1 million for Fiscal Year 2008 which began on July 1, 2007. This increased funding is essential for the Nursing Workforce Development Initiative to expand their statewide and regional programs to address the nursing shortage and increase the capacity and quality of the nursing education pipeline. MONE was pleased to partner with MHA (Massachusetts Hospital Association) and the Board of Higher Education in advocating for this essential nursing initiative funding. Much work remains and MONE hopes to assist the BHE in securing more substantial budget increases in Fiscal Year 2009 to support the unprecedented nursing initiative.
Friday, July 13, 2007
Another great article on the "State of the Nursing Workforce"
State of the Registered Nurse Workforce in the United States from Nursing Economics by
Peter I. Buerhaus; Karen Donelan; Beth T. Ulrich; Linda Norman; Robert Dittus is a comprehensive look into the issues that surround the nursing shortage. The authors did an excellent job in highlighting issues and the tables in section 2, " Aging of the RN Workforce" list excellent strategies. Take a look, it is time well spent. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/525650
Peter I. Buerhaus; Karen Donelan; Beth T. Ulrich; Linda Norman; Robert Dittus is a comprehensive look into the issues that surround the nursing shortage. The authors did an excellent job in highlighting issues and the tables in section 2, " Aging of the RN Workforce" list excellent strategies. Take a look, it is time well spent. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/525650
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Good information from the American Hospital Association
This article, “The 2007 State of America’s Hospitals: Taking the Pulse, Findings from the 2007 AHA Survey of Hospital Leaders, highlights the nursing and health care provider shortage. This is an excellent presentation and is listed under Featured Report.
http://www.ahanews.com/ahanews_app/jsp/display.jsp?dcrpath=AHANEWS/AHANewsArticle/data/AHA_News_070709_Telling_hosp_story&domain=AHANEWS
http://www.ahanews.com/ahanews_app/jsp/display.jsp?dcrpath=AHANEWS/AHANewsArticle/data/AHA_News_070709_Telling_hosp_story&domain=AHANEWS
Friday, July 6, 2007
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