Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care (SJNHC)
Volume-4 | Issue-04 | 114-119
Review Article
Impact of Nurse Shortage on Patient Care
Yasmeen Ghafoor, Mr. Adnan Yaqoob, Mr. Awais Bilal, Ms. Samreena Ghafoor
Published : April 21, 2021
Abstract
Nurses are the vital part of the health care departments and there is no doubt that nurses are the prime unit of the health care profession. According the world health statistics analysis there are approximately 29 million nurses worldwide and there is an estimation that one million nurses are further needed by the year of (2020) Shortage of nurses affect the country health care setting and significantly, it also affect the patient care which results in overall health decline in the whole country. Pakistan is also facing great challenges regarding the nursing profession and shortage of nurses is at the top of these challenges and nursing profession is female dominated profession which also increases the social cultural boundaries. As per results of a research conducting regarding Pakistan nursing work in overcoming the shortage of the nurses in the Pakistan as it is a big challenge faced by the Pakistan in the last decay. I feel very disappointment that in Pakistan this profession faces more problems/ shortage of nurses as compare to other countries. The facts and figures related to the health care in Pakistan are alarming and to handle these the health care provider and the government of Pakistan should take the strong steps. Due to this shortage patient care effects. The nursing workforce in Pakistan is 4.9: 10,000 (WHO, 2016) which indicates a shortage for a country with population of about 193 million (WHO, 2019). Unluckily, the education role of the nurses in Pakistan is not improper shape as it should be only good nurses can be produce by the good educator nurses. In the past nursing care was limited to the bedside patient care but now a days nursing research and advance studies have opened new horizons for the nurses in the country .