Nursing Shortage in Pakistan: A Growing Challenge for the Healthcare System of the Country

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*Registered Nurse, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad.
Periodicity:August - October'2015
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.5.3.3626

Abstract

The Nursing shortage is becoming a real global challenge. Since, Pakistan is facing the dual burden of communicable and chronic diseases, the country is facing an acute shortage of the healthcare workforce, especially, the nursing shortage. There is a lack of adequate educational institutes besides of basic facilities in existing schools and colleges of nursing. Additionally, the rate of enrollment is not encouraging to satisfy the growing healthcare needs of the country. Moreover, a large number of qualified nurses leave the country in search of better opportunities. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the shortage of nurses in the country and to compare local nurse to patient ratio with internationally recognized standards. In addition, it includes causes, significance and impacts of nursing shortage on patients' care. Moreover, some strategies and recommendations have been proposed to overcome the issue of nursing shortage.

Keywords

Nursing Shortage, Pakistan Healthcare System, Nursing Workforce, Nurse to Patient Ratio.

How to Cite this Article?

Muhammad (2015). Nursing Shortage in Pakistan: A Growing Challenge for the Healthcare System of the Country. i-manager’s Journal on Nursing, 5(3), 22-26. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.5.3.3626

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