Understaffing in nursing can be defined as the imbalance between the high demand for nurses and the supply. This condition has been in existence for some time and it is caused by different factors. Unfavorable working conditions discourage majority of nurses who quit the profession and this creates stress and unnecessary pressure on the remaining nurses thus affects their output. Therefore, there is need of urgent action to bar more nurses leaving the profession so as to sustain or achieve the World health Organization recommended nurse-patient ratio.