The Nursing Shortage: A Crisis in America Healthcare 8 of 8

This documentary takes a very honest, much needed look at the state of nursing in America. By interviewing doctors, hospital administrators, union representatives, members of the public and nurses themselves we get a complete picture of this severe and growing problem.

Produced and hosted by Paula Packwood MHA, RN, a health care professional with over 35 years of experience in the field. She has presented this video to politicians and policy makers in Sacramento and Washington DC.

Directed and edited by Greg Wyatt.

Originally aired on the now defunct Adelphia Channel in the fall of 2003.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• nursing
• nurse
• health
• healthcare
• hospital
• doctor
• HMO
• medicine
• medical
• career
• union
• politics

[eddyhourani]

there is a nursing shortage because of the stereotype about gay male nurse

if there were more male nurses there would be no shortage

[allobany]

thank you, iam a R.N

and i have some creative solutions for nursing image and education .

i will work on it to separate my idea

any one need to know that pleas contact me on allobany1@yahoo.com.

[phoenixbyrd2]

Interesting - and oddly inspirational.

[TheRatadedospatas]

Why not other countries? Why do you guys come first? I understand you guys need to get out from poverty and that nurses are not valued in the Philippines, but there should be more schools opening for American citizens.

[hippopcrazy]

hell no, no more nurses foreign nurses, it will only add to the problem of the tough job market that nurses are facing right now.

[ErlynMacarayan]

If there is a nursing shortage in America, hire nurses in the Philippines where there are too many nurses --- Lift the visa retrogression!

[javarat2000]

Retrogression should be lifted!!!!

[ANGELBLU2042]

Thanks for posting this series of videos. It's encouraging to see leaders in the nursing profession stressing the need for concern and care for nurses. It would also be nice to see LPNs be given the same sense of acknowledgement as RNs.

[ANGELBLU2042]

As a brand new graduate I worked an acute inpatient psyche unit with 14 patients, and a shortage of CNA Mental Health Workers. I had to drag heavy beds from the rooms in front of the nursing station, just so I could get my documentation completed and not risk a patient falling while in my care. Did anyone care that I bent over backwards. My patients did. But there came a point when it seemed to much of a risky business.

[ANGELBLU2042]

Having worked as an LPN, with my own patients (means equal responsibility in most cases - for much less pay), and such constant emphasis being put on the "importance" of RN's, with a slight 1% emphasis of need for LPNs, it's taken me a long time to get the courage to go back into nursing. The economy was a big factor to compel me to pursue the refresher course