Nurses investing in The Future of Nursing:
Inspiring young children to embrace the nursing profession

Nursing, a shrinking workforce
According to the North Carolina Center for Nurses, “across the nation agencies are preparing for a nursing shortage very different from what we have seen before. In past shortages, essentially demand grew more rapidly than supply. In this shortage, however, forecasts project a rampant growth in demand while nurse supplies level off or even decline. And with higher acuity rates and shorter lengths of stay, demand for experienced nurses will be at an all time high. Nursing is a wonderful and rewarding profession Some agencies are already declaring a health care crisis”.

Currently, the U.S is experiencing an increasing demand for health care services while at the same time nursing program enrollments are decreasing. In the next 10 years, as baby boomers begin reaching age 65, experts are predicting we will see a drastic increase in demand for all levels of nursing services. In 15 years, almost half of the registered nurse workforce will reach retirement age. At the same time we expect to see one of the smallest pools of prospective entry-level workers since the 1930s

Satisfied nurses as recruiters in the community?
Nursing is a wonderful and rewarding profession comprise of nurturing, comforting and kindhearted people. One of the strategies that have proven to be effective in the past is the word-of-mouth encouragement from nurses, and as a nurse I am seeking to partner with the public school system to talk with kids about nursing.

In addition, nursing has never done an adequate job of recruiting racial minorities or men into the nursing profession. As a nurse, I would like the opportunity to talk with children of all age groups with diverse backgrounds about the rewards and challenges of a nursing career. I would like to address issues of compensations, workloads and scheduling flexibilities as they arise to promote job satisfaction among nurses.

Nurses Investing In The Future of Nursing is a 60-minute powerful presentation that will inspire young people to look forward to participate in a career that requires critical thinking and continued learning. They will have the opportunity to understand the challenging entry standards they will have to meet for a worthwhile career. They will leave the presentation being Inform of the many independent decisions that nurses make on a moment-by-moment basis. They will learn that nurses work in a wide array of organizations, variety of specialty areas, and multiple age groups.

After the initial presentation, schools will have the opportunity to participate with the Nursing Shepherd to arrange a “Shadow a Nurse” experience for participants which allows students to have a personal experience with nurses in actual work situations, including carefully guided shadow experiences in different departments. This program can be extended further with a nursing assistant program on site for students who are seriously considering nursing as a career path to give them further exposure in the healthcare system.

Purpose and Benefits:
This presentation is designed to:

• Make young people aware of the intellectual challenge and the high level of knowledge that is involve for a career in nursing
• Inform young people of the opportunities for career progression
• Talk about the idea of "helping people" or "making a difference.

This program will draw from key strategies for nurses to be able to implement to bring immediate result to achieving their career goals. Participants will leave the presentation feeling equip with practical steps that they can apply immediately to start turning their working environment around. They will leave encouraged, recharge and ready to make a difference in nursing that will bring satisfactions and fulfillment in their career.

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