Hasselhorn H-M, Tackenberg P, Müller B H
Bergische Universität - Gesamthochschule Wuppertal.
Gesundheitswesen. 2003 Jan;65(1):40-6. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-36918.
There is a shortage of nursing staff in almost all of the countries in the European Union. This problem is expected to increase within the next decades as a result of demographic changes. Efforts to improve training or recruiting nurses from other countries such as future EU member states are unlikely to solve the problem. Premature departure from the nursing profession occurs more frequently than in other professional fields in Germany. There is little known about the underlying reasons of this. The authors present data regarding the early departure of nursing staff from the profession. They propose that a lengthened stay in nursing could help solve the above problem. In order for specific measures to take place (to solve this), more knowledge is needed regarding the causes and circumstances surrounding the early departure of nursing staff. This is the object of the European NEXT-Study ( http://www.next-study.net ), in which research groups from 10 European countries are taking part. Starting in Autumn 2002, between 5000 and 8000 nurses will be questioned in each of the 9 countries, in this longitudinal study. The first findings will be submitted in Summer 2003.
几乎欧盟所有国家都存在护理人员短缺的问题。由于人口结构变化，预计在未来几十年内这一问题将加剧。试图通过改善培训或从其他国家（如未来的欧盟成员国）招募护士来解决这一问题不太可能成功。在德国，护理行业过早离职的情况比其他专业领域更为频繁。对此背后的原因知之甚少。作者提供了有关护理人员过早离职的数据。他们提出延长护理人员的从业时间可能有助于解决上述问题。为了采取具体措施（来解决这一问题），需要更多关于护理人员过早离职的原因及相关情况的知识。这就是欧洲NEXT研究（http://www.next-study.net）的目标，来自10个欧洲国家的研究团队参与了该研究。从2002年秋季开始，在这项纵向研究中，9个国家的每个国家都将对5000至8000名护士进行询问。首批研究结果将于2003年夏季提交。
