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Deborah
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 | | 02/03/2007 4:26 AM |
 Alert | There is a well documented shortage of nurses for everyone who needs them, and this is worrying me. There are families that we serve through our ARC who constantly struggle with the problem and are exhausted by the limited help to care of their children. This topic is one that concerns all of us. With the population living longer and the need growing, the future does not look bright.
What is the best way to increase the pool of nurses? Free tuition? Is it that nurses burn out from all the work? It seems to me that there would be more nurses who would like to work with only one patient at a time, in the family home. When I ask nurses who I know, I get a variety of answers. One is, that the direct care is less challenging to them in the home setting, and involves tasks that Nurses's Aides typically perform.
As these children are reaching adulthood, there is also a need for more nurses in Day Habilitation programs and group homes. The pay is competitive, but the number of people who want to work in this field seems to be limited. When I began providing Family Support services back in 1991, we had many nurses on our roster who went into homes as respite care providers, now there are very, very few.
How can we work together to address this problem? | | | |
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