CEO Memorandum

CEO Recommendations for Middlefield Hospital

The Nursing Shortage

Nursing shortages have been a reality for much of the past three decades. It is not enough that we fill the spots that have been vacated, but that we fill them with nurses who have been specifically trained in areas of need for the hospital. This means that education is a priority, and mentoring is a large part of this.

One of the problems that studies have revealed is that the nursing shortage is also tied to a shortage of qualified instructors of nursing (Nursing School Network, 2012). We are fortunate to have a well-respected and prolific program in our region, but it is likely that this program will have to close because of the shortage of instructors. One of the methods for mitigating this issue is to find people who can instruct the next generation of nurses from this...
[ View Full Essay]