Annotated Bibliography for No Program Space Amidst a Nursing Shortage?

Albaugh, Jeffrey A. “Resolving the Nursing Shortage: Legislative Issues.” Urological Nursing 24.3 (2004) : 214-215. Healthsource: Nursing/Academic Edition. ESBCOhost. Accessed 18 October 2004. Article focuses on issues in dealing with the nursing shortage in America and what registered nurses and others can do in regards to lobbying for funding of nursing education. Author is a clinical nurse specialist at the Center for Urology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.

Chaska, Norma, ed. The Nursing Profession: Tomorrow and Beyond. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2001. A collection of chapters covering the profession of nursing from education to theory to practice. Chapter titles relate to online learning and teaching, graduate nursing, and “doctoral preparation to academic career.” 105 contributors, many whom are Fellows of American Academy of Nursing, offer their projections and opinions about the past, present, and future of nursing. Indexed, great bibliographical references included in each chapter as well as additional questions from the editor.

Conan, Neal. “Analysis: Shortage of Registered Nurses in the US.” Talk of the Nation. NPR. 02 January 2002. Newspaper Source. EBSCOhost. Accessed 24 October 2004. Transcript from radio broadcast about nursing shortage in United States. Dr. Peter Buerhaus (Senior Associate Dean of Research, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing) and Cheryl Johnson (President, United American Nurses) are interviewed, with callers from the field joining in on the issues of decreased staffing, increased workload, and salaries. Congresswoman Lois Capps discusses the Nurse Reinvestment Act. Program is credible, recognized commentator and distinguished professionals.

“Faculty Shortages in Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs:
Scope of the Problem and Strategies for Expanding the Supply.” AACN – Publications – White Papers [American Association of Colleges of Nursing] Web Site. May 2003. Accessed 24 October 2004. <http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Publications/ WhitePapers/FacultyShortages.htm>. White paper on the shortage of faculty in United States nursing schools. Presents current status and issues and offers strategies for implementation. Researches faculty age, education level, salary differentials, tuition and loan costs. Includes appendix of proceedings from AACN Task Force on Future Faculty conferences.

Feldman, Harriet, ed. The Nursing Shortage: Strategies for Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Practice and Education. New York: Springer Publishing Co, 2003. Book on the registered nurse shortage with multiple contributors. Presents the attempts of various states in the U.S. to deal with their nursing shortage. Source is credible.

Gubrud-Howe, Paula et al. “A Challenge to Meet the Future: Nursing Education in Oregon, 2010.” Journal of Nursing Education 42.4 (2003) : 163-167. Article on the nursing education problems in Oregon. Discusses formation of the Oregon Nursing Leadership Council and their strategic goals to increase enrollment capacity and proficiency of nursing students by creating articulation agreements among schools.

Hansen, Brian. "Nursing Shortage." The CQ Researcher Online 12.32 (2002). Accessed 22 October 2004. <http://0-library.cqpress.com.library.syi.pcc.edu:80/cqresearcher/ cqresrre2002092000>. A report about the relationship of nursing shortages, working conditions, and the quality of healthcare. Presents cases of diminished patient care and deaths due to the nurse-patient ratio. Shows projections until 2020 of nursing personnel. Author is a freelance writer specializing in environmental and education topics holding a master’s degree in education and bachelor’s degree in political science.

Hinshaw, Ada. “A Continuing Challenge: The Shortage of Educationally Prepared Nursing Faculty.” Online Journal of Issues in Nursing 6.1 (2001) : 3. Accessed 15 November 2004. <http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin/topic14/tpc14_3.htm>. Article about the nursing shortage and shortage of nursing faculty. Talks about how these topics are interwoven and will continue the cycle if strategies suggested are not followed. Discusses loss of professional leaders who lobby for health policies. Author holds a PhD and is a registered nurse and Fellow of American Academy of Nursing.

Kohn, Carol, and C. W. Henderson. “With Too Few Faculty, Nursing Schools Turning Away Students.” Managed Care Weekly Digest 6 Sep. 2004: 137-139. Article prepared from staff and reports discusses issues with the shortage of nursing faculty in schools including the lack of funding to pay new candidates. Authors seem credible; editors for publication with no bias from working in the healthcare field.

Lawton, Wendy. “Nurses Urge Education Shakeup.” The Oregonian 17 May 2002, sunrise ed.: C01-04. Newsbank Infoweb. EBSCOhost. Accessed 20 October 2002. Article about a proposed plan for community colleges in Oregon to partner with Oregon Health Sciences University to increase completion of bachelor’s degree in Nursing. Oregon Center for Nursing (Council) launched to push the plan forward. Portland and Mt. Hood Community Colleges’ president and director respond.

“Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow Launches Campaign to Increase Number of Nurse Educators.” Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow Web Site. Accessed 26 October 2004 <http://www.nursesource.org/04Lead>. Press release regarding faculty recruitment campaign of Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow coalition which is made up of 43 nursing and healthcare institutions. Cites statistics and strategy of campaign.

“Nursing Faculty Shortage Fact Sheet.” AACN – Media Relations [American Association of Colleges of Nursing] Web Site. Updated 8 March 2004. Accessed 23 October 2004. <http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/Backgrounders/facultyshortage.htm>. Web page illustrating the “scope of the nursing faculty shortage,” factors and strategies deemed necessary by the Association. Source cites websites used with links to follow.

Oregon State Board of Nursing. “Statistical Report For The Fiscal Years July 1, 2000-June 30, 2001, July 1, 2001-June 30, 2002.” Oregon State Board of Nursing Web Site. Accessed 18 October 2004. <http://egov.oregon.gov/OSBN/pdfs/2000-02stat report.pdf>. Provides statistics on nursing in Oregon; information about education, discipline, administration, licensing, and shortage areas. Source is a form of the Oregon state government.

“Projected Supply, Demand, and Shortages of Registered Nurses: 2000 to 2020.” United States Department of Health and Human Services. Health Resources and Services Administration. Bureau of Health Professions. National Center for Health Workforce Analysis. July 2002. Accessed 19 November 2004. <http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/reports/rnproject/report.htm#map1>. Report from government workforce about projections for registered nurses over the next two decades. Statistics and information as well as discussion of nursing shortage and strategies to combat it.

“The Registered Nurse Population.” United States Department of Health and Human Services. Health Resources and Services Administration. Bureau of Health Professions. National Center for Health Workforce Analysis. March 2000. Accessed 15 November 2004. <ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/bhpr/rnsurvey2000/rnsurvey00-1.pdf>. Report from government workforce from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses in 2000. Analyzes statistics and trends from various Surveys given each year.

Rivera, Patricia. “Texas Colleges Ignore Faculty Limitations, Boosting Nursing School Enrollment.” The Dallas Morning News 09 September 2001. Newspaper Source. EBSCOhost. Accessed 25 October 2004. Article regarding success at a Texas university that admitted all qualified nursing students regardless of the shortage of faculty. Nursing Shortage Reduction Act discussed as providing money for scholarships and to improve recruitment and retention in Texas schools of nursing. Journalist seems somewhat credible as special contributor to newspaper but no articles found past 2002.

Satterly, Faye. Where Have All The Nurses Gone? The Impact of the Nursing Shortage on American Healthcare. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 2004. Illustrates “a day in the life of” a nurse and hospital executive, and patient care in an understaffed setting. Factors that have contributed and continue to affect the nursing shortage are discussed and solutions presented. Author is a registered nurse of twenty years. Indexed.

United States Department of Labor. “Occupational Outlook Handbook.” 2004-05 ed. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Washington DC: GPO, 2004. Lists specific jobs and the projected information about them; duties, salary, education, statistics and forecast. Information published by the government for many years. Index included.