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HSM 544 - The Nursing Shortage and Medical Errors: Course Project (Already Graded A)

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Course Project The Nursing Shortage and Medical Errors By: academia1434 The Nursing Shortage and Medical Errors 2 Table of Content Executive summary ............................................. ... .............................. 3 Problem/Issue statement.................................................................. 4 Article Review.....................................................................................4 Problem Analysis............................................................................... 10 Solutions and Implementation........................................................... 11 Conclusion .......................................................................................... 12 The Nursing Shortage and Medical Errors 3 Executive Summary This report will provide an understanding and solution to a healthcare issues involving the effects of overworked nurses liked to medical errors. The research provides validity to the correlation linking a 25 percent increase in medical errors due to nurses being understaffed and overworked2 . The fear for loosing their jobs leads nurses to not report these errors leading to an increase in malpractice lawsuits. In addition, the findings also l confirm the increase cost of care are passed on to the consumer creating a financial burden and greater consumption of the US GDP. [Show More]

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