Mendoza, Miguel Elian I.

8/25/2023
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NUR81024 TLA Bibliography Critical Care/Emergency Nursing

Title: Shaping the Future of the Critical Nursing Workforce

Author/s: Devin Bowers Ibrahimi, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Year Published: 2022
APA Citation: Bowers Ibrahimi, D. (2022). Shaping the future of the Critical Care Nursing
Workforce. Nurse Leader, 20(2), 179–183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2021.12.007

a. Background of the Study

The study was conducted to better understand and break down the different
workforce problems encountered in the Critical Care units of hospitals during the
COVID-19 Pandemic, as to identify specific points for improvement and
adjustment for the healthcare teams as to aid in avoiding future conflict and
better prepare Nurses and medical staff for not just similar situations, but also
other possible unfortunate predicaments and instances that may occur.
Furthermore the study also focuses on the experiences of nurses, and factors
that caused detrimental effects on the nurses’ well-being.

b. Result/s of the Study

The study shows that the different factors brought about by the COVID-19
pandemic, took a major toll on the well being, and perspective of Critical Care
nurses, as it shifted the parameters of nursing care, causing anger, major fatigue,
and doubts among the nurses in question. The pandemic has also led to changes
in the nurses’ perception of their careers, with 92 percent stating that their
careers will be shorter than they had initially intended, and 66 percent
contemplating on leaving the nursing profession as a whole. These factors have
led to the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) to establish
specific goals to remedy workforce challenges, namely making work
environments healthy; helping nurses make their optimal contributions; ensuring
that patients receive optimal care; and that AACN (as a representative of acute
 and critical care nursing) will contribute in shaping the nursing profession and
health care as a whole.

c. Implications to Nursing Practice, Nursing Education and Nursing Research

The study gives great contribution to nursing practice as it emphasizes not just
the importance of caring for the patient, but also the mental state of critical care
nurses put in stressful and unimaginable situations on an everyday basis, even
without taking the COVID-19 pandemic into consideration. The study also has
contributions to nursing education, as it can help build a curriculum that
emphasizes, and alleviates some of the needs and situations mentioned in the
study. The aforementioned can help build a more stable and consistent process
of care for future nurses in the critical care and/or emergency setting. And lastly,
this study can also serve as a basis for future researchers aiming to delve deeper
into this topic and others related to it, serving as a backbone of their research
and future studies to come.