There is a critical shortage of geriatrics-prepared health care professionals. There are currently about 750 geriatric nurse specialists in the United States compared with a projected need for 25,000 geriatric nurse specialists in the year 2020. Geriatrics needs to join pediatrics as a required element of training for the next generation of health care professionals. [...]

There are reports of current nurse shortages in all but a few OECD countries. With further increases in demand for nurses expected and nurse workforce ageing predicted to reduce the supply of nurses, shortages are likely to persist or even increase in the future, unless action is taken to increase flows into and reduce flows [...]

Being a Registered Nurse. Significant Points: Registered nurses constitute the largest health care occupation, with 2.4 million … The three major educational paths to registered nursing are a bachelor’s degree,. an associate degree, and a diploma from an approved nursing program. … replace experienced nurses who leave the occupation, especially as the median age of. [...]

Job Description
The chief responsibility of the nurse anesthetist is the administration of gases to produce anesthesia and analgesia in a variety of settings. The nurse anesthetist assists in preoperative and postoperative care of the patient, and in the management of respiratory problems in ancillary departments, helping to educate other hospital staff regarding airway management. This [...]

Trends in the health care industry necessitate the ongoing evaluation of staff numbers and skill mix. The aging population has resulted in patients who are more acutely ill upon admission to health care centers. While numbers of professional staff and lengths of stay at acute care facilities have been decreased, patients require more complex care [...]

A new study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that increasing nurses’ pay is the most direct way to solve the hospital nurse shortage. According to the study, Solving the Nursing Shortage through Higher Wages, basic economic principles of supply and demand suggest that hospitals are not offering high enough pay to [...]

Nurse Practitioners are licensed independent practitioners who provide primary and/or specialty nursing and medical care in ambulatory, acute and long term care settings. They are registered nurses with specialized advanced education and clinical competency to provide health and medical care for diverse populations in a variety of primary care, acute and long term care settings. [...]

Purposes and Definitions
851-054-0010
(1) Purposes of these rules:
(a) To implement the provisions of ORS 678.370 to 678.372 governing the certification of Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
(b) To define the scope of practice of the CNS.
(c) To establish standards for safe practice for the CNS.
(d) To serve as a guide for [...]

Competency validation is a requirement under Title 22. One of the functions of the California Code of Regulations, Title 22 is to set minimum requirements for how acute care hospitals are administered, staffed and equipped. Section 70214 of Title 22 defines competency validation, for registered nurses, as a determination based on the satisfactory performance of [...]

More Efficient Communications for More Efficient Patient Care
The Cisco® Nurse Connect solution facilitates collaboration among mobile caregivers, enabling them to reach each other and to be reached over multiple types of devices, wherever they have a wireless signal. This provides more efficient patient care from almost any location. The integrated Cisco Nurse Connect voice and [...]