Shortage of nurses
| Case Study—Shortage of Nurses
Writing Assignment
Read the Business week Case: A Critical Shortage of Nurses from chapter 2 in your text book. Use the Argosy University online library for additional research, and do the following:
- In 1-2 paragraphs, summarize the case and your research that relates to the case.
- Based on your research, explain at least three trends which you believe are contributing to the nursing shortage. Justify your response.
- Based on your research, explain at least three HR trends and practices which might help hospitals recruit and retain enough nurses. Justify your response.
- Assume you are the HR Manager of your local hospital. Summarize your impressions on their services and operations and suggest to them how you might support the hospital’s ability to attract and retain nurses. Explain the HRM skills and knowledge you need to actually fill the role of the HR Manager in this hospital.
Write a 2-page paper in Word format. Apply current APA standards for writing style to your work. Utilize at least three outside resources, one of which may be your text book, in formulating your response.
Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M2_A2. doc.
By Wednesday, January 15, 2014, deliver your assignment to the M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
| Assignment 2 Grading Criteria |
Maximum Points |
| Clearly and concisely summarized the case and research that relates to the case in 1-2 paragraphs. |
10 |
| Identified, explained, and justified at least three trends affecting the nursing shortage. |
25 |
| Identified, explained, and justified at least three HR trends and practices which might help hospitals recruit and retain enough nurses. |
25 |
| Summarized impression of services and operations of local hospital and identified and explained in detail the knowledge and skills needed to actually fill the role of an HR Manager in the hospital. |
25 |
| Applied current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and format of text, citations, and references. Supported assertions with examination of evidence by using appropriate sources (at least 3). Demonstrated a thorough and complete understanding of the concepts. |
15 |
| Total: |
100 |
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Summary of the case study
The case study is discussing about the current United States labor market mainly the shortage of nurses. According to the article, approximately 8.5% of the nursing positions are vacant. However, the situation is expected to worsen as current nurses are expected to retire thus increasing the number of people needing care. This has led to the nurses’ advocates and the administrators of the hospital declaring it a crisis, as this problem has persisted for the last 10 years.
Causes of shortage of nurses
Various factors are being blamed for the persistence of this problem. One of……………….
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