The ANA, National League for Nursing, AONE, and American Association of Colleges of Nursing recommend strategies to reverse the current nursing shortage
A number of the strategies have potential for creating work environments that enable nurses to demonstrate more caring behaviors. Which of the following provisions is advocated to create a more desirable work environment? a. Provide nurses with autonomy over their practice.
b. Increase the rigor in the work environment structure.
c. Increase the availability of technology.
d. Stress the cost-effectiveness of health care.
A
To create environments conducive to caring, health care organizations must introduce greater flexibility into the work environment structure, reward experienced nurse mentors, offer programs for compassion fatigue, improve nurse staffing, and provide nurses with autonomy over their practice. A reliance on technology and cost-effective health care strategies and efforts to standardize and refine work processes all undermine the nature of caring.
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