Nursing Problems and Issues: A Policy Perspective

Running head: NURSING 1
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Abstract
Nursing issues require deeper understanding and changes are hanging on policy
development. The paper examines various issues and problems that are facing the nursing
profession. Some of the analyzed problems or issues within the report are workforce supply,
workplace hazards, workplace violence, compensation, meeting patient expectations, long
working hours, personal health, Poor work-life balance, and nursing education pathway. These
issues show a clear picture of reasons why many nurses are willing to leave the profession for
other career. This is due to discouragement, emotional stress and lack of confidence or inability
to meet client’s expectations. The paper tries to show the connection between nursing problems
and policies that have been developed. An example of policies document that is already available
is Nurse Practitioner Role in New Zealand. Some of the principles that is foundation of the
policy can be traced back to nursing problems. This report also gives a short rebuttal argument
on some contradictory statement of nursing problems. This report concludes by indicating that
some challenges have been affecting nurses for many years despite the effort to contain nursing
challenges.
Table of Contents

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Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Nursing Problems and Issues.......................................................................................................................4
1. Work dissatisfaction........................................................................................................................5
2. Workforce supply............................................................................................................................5
3. Compensation..................................................................................................................................6
4. Long working hours.........................................................................................................................7
5. Workplace Hazard...........................................................................................................................8
6. Workplace violence.........................................................................................................................9
7. Meeting patient’s expectation..........................................................................................................9
8. Personal health...............................................................................................................................10
9. Poor work life balance...................................................................................................................11
10. Nursing education path..............................................................................................................12
Policy development...................................................................................................................................12
Nurse Practitioners Role in New Zealand..............................................................................................13
Principles of the policy..........................................................................................................................13
Rebuttal.....................................................................................................................................................13
Reference...................................................................................................................................................15

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Introduction
Nursing as a professional area of concern has many issues and problems that have been
affected the department for many years though some of these issues are contemporary. Nursing
professionals remains an important medical profession not only within the country but also
globally. Nursing professionals holds a key role especially in caring for patients makes it one of
the core element of medical health. There are many different studies that have been conducted in
order to establish various issues that affect nursing professionals. These issues or problems have
resulted in the development of policies while some issues have never been resolved. Some of the
problems that have been affecting nurses within New Zealand have resulted in numerous strikes
and work boycott that is seen in the recent past. In a bid to tackle nurse issues, the minister of
health has form many task forces and have recommended some policies changes. An example of
the policy document that resulted in the task force appointed by the Minister of Health was the
Nursing Role of New Zealand. Some of the most common nursing problems or issues include
workforce supply, workplace hazards, workplace violence, compensation, meeting patient
expectations, long working hours, personal health, Poor work-life balance, and nursing education
pathway. The following paper explores various nursing problems and issue that necessitate the
need for policy.