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Contemporary Issues

Contemporary Issues
This paper will discuss a contemporary health issue and its potential impact on the nursing profession. As the nursing profession continues to grow, society has begun to see a decrease in the number of nurses in the profession. According to NursingWorld (2005) "The nation's hospitals have 126,000 vacancies for nursing professions. In addition, 75 percent of all hospitals vacancies are for nurses." Currently Registered Nurses are at the top of the list of occupations with projected job growth. So why are so many nurses leaving the profession resulting in a shortage? Is America truly experiencing a nursing shortage or are nurses just better educated, resulting in additional responsibilities?
Today most nursing programs only allow a very limited number of students to enroll in nursing programs. Many qualified applicants are being rejected for admission-based on multiple factors. These facilities lack funding to train nurses and they also lack the......


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