Orsolini-Hain Liana, Malone Ruth E
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2007 Aug;8(3):158-69. doi: 10.1177/1527154407309050.
Much has been written about current and future nursing shortages and the numerical gap between nurses available and projected nursing needs. Very little analysis has focused on the implications of the pending expertise gap within the nursing workforce. A graying and retiring registered nurse workforce will greatly increase the proportion of novice nurses with minimal experience in bedside practice. The expertise gap will also affect nursing education. This article explores the implications of these phenomena. Without careful planning, efforts to address the numerical shortage may inadvertently worsen the expertise gap, contributing to unsafe care and affecting nursing retention.
关于当前及未来的护士短缺问题，以及现有护士数量与预计护理需求之间的数字差距，已有诸多著述。但很少有分析关注护理人员队伍中即将出现的专业知识差距所带来的影响。日益老龄化且即将退休的注册护士队伍将大幅增加床边实践经验极少的新手护士比例。专业知识差距也将影响护理教育。本文探讨了这些现象的影响。如果没有精心规划，解决数量短缺问题的努力可能会无意中加剧专业知识差距，导致护理不安全并影响护士留用率。
