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The nursing shortage as a community transformational opportunity
1University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
ANS. Advances in Nursing Science
|August 2, 2003
Summary
The nursing shortage persists due to a failure to address internal identity struggles and create a unified professional presence. Overcoming this requires nurses to develop a cohesive group posture to solve systemic issues.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Management
- Sociology of Professions
Background:
- The nursing profession faces a persistent shortage, projected to peak.
- Current strategies to address the shortage are ineffective.
- Reductionist approaches overlook the critical barrier of professional group identity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the group dynamics contributing to the cyclical nursing shortage.
- To explore the necessity of a holistic professional presence and inclusive nursing stance.
- To identify the internal paradoxical identity struggles hindering professional growth.
Main Methods:
- Group dynamics analysis.
- Reflection and inquiry into professional identity.
- Exploration of historical nursing shortage patterns.
Main Results:
- The nursing shortage is exacerbated by an inability to form a cohesive professional identity.
- Internal paradoxical identity struggles prevent effective solutions to external barriers.
- A reductionist focus has diverted attention from the need for a unified nursing stance.
Conclusions:
- Addressing internal identity conflicts is paramount to resolving the nursing shortage.
- Developing a cohesive national nursing group posture is essential for professional advancement.
- A holistic and inclusive approach is required to overcome systemic challenges in nursing.