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A realistic and inspiring evaluation of a profession and industry in crisis, Why the World Needs Nurses is a timely reminder that nurses are a precious – but not infinite – resource and crucial to the future of any effective healthcare system.
There is a health crisis looming from which no one, rich or poor will have immunity. It has potentially deadly consequences – worldwide – and there is no vaccination, no medication, no technology that will cure the problem. The crisis we are all facing is a global shortage of nurses.
Why the World Needs Nurses explores the complex issues facing modern nurses through a collection of personal insights that expose a profession of dedicated and compassionate individuals under stress. It recognises and celebrates nursing’s true contribution, and highlights the future risks if the number of practising nurses continues to drop.
Some of the reasons that drive nurses out of the profession relate to policies and working conditions as well as poor image and status that stops highly skilled people and talented young students from entering the profession.
A lack of nurses is more than just an inconvenience. Nurses are a major part of the solution to providing basic and advanced healthcare to a world where chronic and infectious diseases as well as mental illnesses are on the rise.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Nursing Crisis
Chapter 2 ‘Angels of Mercy’: Nurses on the Battlefield
Chapter 3 Feeling Human Again
Chapter 4 Nurses as Advocates of the Weak, Vulnerable and the Elderly
Chapter 5 A Doctor’s Perspective on Nurses
Chapter 6 Nurses: Indispensible Colleagues
Chapter 7 Never Too Late: Nursing at 40
Chapter 8 How Nursing Made M a Better Person
Chapter 9 Mental Health Nursing: An Awesome Profession
Chapter 10 Nursing and Humanity: The Unteachable Talent
Chapter 11 Nursing Career Opportunities: A Diverse and Multi-skilled Profession
Chapter 12 Nurse Practitioners – Emerging Roles, Technology and Tension: An American Perspective
Chapter 13 A Crucial Commodity: A Filippino Perspective
Chapter 14 Student Nurses’ Perspectives
Chapter 15 Where Are the Nurses ...
