Buerhaus P I, Staiger D O, Auerbach D I
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN, USA.
Nurs Econ. 2000 May-Jun;18(3):111-6.
This article is the first in a series examining the interplay between the aging of the nurse workforce and other factors driving the growing nursing shortage that are already affecting some specialty areas. Nearly 60% of the current RN workforce is over 40 years of age; and the percentage of RNs under age 30 has fallen by nearly 40% since 1980. The total number of FTE RNs is projected to shrink after 2010, likely resulting in shortages of RNs "when the large baby-boom generation of RNs starts to retire." Because ICUs have historically attracted younger RNs, the rapid decline in the number of RNs in the workforce under age 30 plays a large role in explaining the development of shortages in the ICU. The growing difficulties staffing operating rooms and other peri-operative services is seen as related to the aging work force as more diploma prepared nurses have been attracted to this specialty because they had educational exposure to this area.
本文是系列文章中的第一篇，探讨护士队伍老龄化与导致护理人才短缺加剧的其他因素之间的相互作用，这些因素已经对一些专业领域产生了影响。目前近60%的注册护士年龄超过40岁；自1980年以来，30岁以下注册护士的比例下降了近40%。预计2010年后全时等效注册护士的总数将减少，“当婴儿潮一代的大量注册护士开始退休时”，可能会导致注册护士短缺。由于重症监护病房历来吸引年轻的注册护士，30岁以下劳动力中注册护士数量的迅速下降在很大程度上解释了重症监护病房短缺的形成。手术室和其他围手术期服务的人员配备困难日益增加，这被认为与劳动力老龄化有关，因为更多持有文凭的护士被吸引到这个专业，因为他们在教育中接触过这个领域。
