Walden University
NURS
Implementation
6053
and Management
Plan
, • The number one issues our organization is currently fa
is the shortage of staff.
• The American Nursing Association (ANA) stated that on
Issues the specific hallmarks of an environment that supports
professional nursing practice is one in which
Affecting nurse staffing patterns have an adequate number of
qualified nurses to meet patients’ needs (Marshall, E.,
Broome, M. 2017).
the • Staffing shortages are contributing to:
• Decreased retention rates of staff
Organizatio • Decline in quality of patient care provided
n
• Decreased patient satisfaction
• Increased stress and burnout among nurses
• Incivility in the workplace
• (Haddad LM, Toney-Butler TJ. 2019).