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Healthcare Management
Nursing Workforce Studies

Background:

A critical national shortage of nurses is impacting healthcare systems.
This deficit is particularly acute for Band 5 nursing positions.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the 'wicked problem' of nurse shortages.
To explain the reliance on agency nurses due to staffing gaps.

Main Methods:

Qualitative analysis of the nursing shortage issue.
Discussion of the implications for patient care safety.

Main Results:

The shortage forces reliance on expensive agency nurses.
Maintaining safe staffing levels is a primary concern.

Conclusions:

The nursing shortage presents a complex, unresolved challenge.
Agency nurse utilization is a consequence of insufficient permanent staff.