Legal Issues in Nursing America’s demand for nursing care is expected to balloon over the next 20 years. The future demand for nurses is expected to increase dramatically when the baby boomers
Legal Issues in Nursing
America’s demand for nursing care is expected to balloon over the next 20 years. The future demand for nurses is expected to increase dramatically when the baby boomers reach their 60s and beyond. The population aged 65 years and older will double from 2000 to 2030. Furthermore, the population aged 85 and older is the fastest growing age group in the U.S. The Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks the occupation of nursing as having the seventh highest projected job growth in the United States. The real issue is that during this time of increased demand for health care, the overall number of nurses per capita will begin to decline. By 2020 the number of nurses will fall nearly 20 percent below requirements. Experts predict there will be over a million RN Nurse shortage by 2030 if not more with Covid-19 burnout factored in.
1. Discuss the issues which may be contributing to the nursing shortage. Name at least three things affecting the projected nursing shortage. include information on Covid-19’s predicted role in this.
2. Provide solutions for sustained change and assurance of evading the forthcoming shortage. Discuss at least three-five solutions. Pretend for this you have been given a trillion dollar budget and include legislation efforts that might mitigate this issue/problem.
(Provide at least 3-5 solutions).
