GLOBAL NURSING SHORTAGE
QUESTION ONE
From research, nurses form almost half of the workforce in the whole world. It is estimated that there was a shortage of nine billion nurses in 2014, which was predicted to reduce by a margin of two billion by 2030. The primary effect of the global nursing shortage is the reduced quality of health care around the world. Lack enough nurses lead to staffing shortages, which results in reduced healthcare. Hospitals with a deficit in staff cannot meet the health needs of the community; hence the world will experience a reduced level of health status.
QUESTION TWO
The global shortage of nurses has a negative effect on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. The global shortage of nurses has made it hard for the United Nations to implement its strategies of improving healthcare to achieve the millennium development goals. The nurse is the one who performs the procedures in healthcare; hence their shortage results in a lack of human resources to implement strategies that promote people’s health within a community.
QUESTION THREE
The nursing ideas, beliefs, and values are essential in impacting the policies in the healthcare sector. For instance, nursing ideas such as social justice, human dignity, and honesty, influence the development of policies that aim to promote social justice, human dignity, and fairness. Such policies in health care ensure that patients are treated with the utmost dignity and respect.
QUESTION FOUR
In the treatment procedures, there are times when a stated policy within the healthcare dictates the treatment options to be used. For instance, a policy can exist in a healthcare facility that does not allow a combination of intervention methods in treating a given disease. In this case, a nurse is forced to use the only intervention method authorized by the hospital; hence, the policy will dictate the treatment options.