Open AccessTogether the voice of nurses worldwide
Author(s) -
Annette Kennedy
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
obzornik zdravstvene nege
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2350-4595
pISSN - 1318-2951
DOI - 10.14528/snr.2018.52.1.225
Subject(s) - workforce , economic shortage , nursing , business , health care , front line , workforce planning , human resources , medicine , economic growth , government (linguistics) , political science , linguistics , philosophy , law , economics
The world is in a critical period of time in relation to human resources for health. One of the most significant obstacles for achieving health system effectiveness is the availability of a skilled health workforce, particularly nurses. The World Health Organization estimates that there is a significant shortage of nurses all over the world. Nurses are the main professional component of the ‘front line’ staff in the majority of health systems and their contribution is recognised as essential to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and delivering safe, accessible and effective care. A shortage in the nursing workforce will lead to a failure to maintain or improve health care (Buchan & Aiken, 2008).