Is it just me or does it seem like things around the world these days are always just behind where they need to be? I was looking at an infograph on Nerdy Nurse’s post today, and noticed a reference to a study that found only 6% of 290 facilities surveyed had plans to address the needs of the aging nursing workforce. Without even looking at the sources listed below the infograph, I tend to believe the results. This is only one example of multiple studies that have shown healthcare is ill-prepared to deal with changes in staffing, legislation, government-imposed cost-controlling measures, and even the growing elderly population.
Although I think healthcare is finally catching on to the elderly part… [Read more...]
So I thought I should start blogging since my life is already so crazy. Wanted some time to myself and I used to love writing as a child…although I feel like I write a lot in the context of my career, it’s generally ‘professional’. My world as a “nurse” has been somewhat non-traditional, but that’s why I’m writing…nurses don’t have to be traditional any longer.
