Where Have All the Nurses Gone? The Impact of the Nursing Shortage on American Healthcare [Paperback]

Faye Satterly (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1591021405 | ISBN-13: 978-1591021407 | Publication Date: January 2004 | Edition: 1

This in-depth, behind-the-scene's account of a healthcare system under stress and the declining quality of medical treatment in America should serve as a wakeup call to the public. A fascinating and disturbing account by a veteran nurse with extensive experience is a compelling call for action to counter the nursing shortage and ensure that 'caring' regains its premium status in healthcare.

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"...a wake-up call for health care providers concerned about the quality of health care..." -- AORN Journal, July 2004

"...an important book...a wake-up call..." -- Bookviews.com, February 2004

"...compelling call to action to counter the nursing shortage to ensure that caring continues as a premium in healthcare." -- Home Healthcare Nurse, August 2004

"...portrays a health care system stressed by economic conditions, rapid technological advances, and aging populations." -- Nursing Education Perspectives, October 2004

About the Author

Faye Satterly, R.N., is Cancer Services Director at Martha Jefferson Hospital, in Charlottesville, Virginia. She has been a registered nurse for nearly twenty years, and has served as Cancer Services Director for twelve years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 225 pages
• Publisher: Prometheus Books; 1 edition (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591021405
• ISBN-13: 978-1591021407
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,276,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who is going to answer your call light?, December 12, 2004

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This review is from: Where Have All the Nurses Gone? The Impact of the Nursing Shortage on American Healthcare (Paperback)

Excellent book!! As a nurse for 30 years, I have experienced the drastic changes in healthcare. There will always be patients, will there be enough nurses to care for them? Would the CEO of the hospital want to be a patient in his facility that has cut back on the nurses, increased the nurse to patient ratio, and requires the staff to work overtime to cover the next shift....I think not. I support the efforts to obtain more nursing educators and scholarships to increase nursing school enrollments. But more needs to be done to keep the experienced nurses at the bedside. Congratulations to Ms. Satterly on writing such an enlighting and informed book about why there is a nursing shortage. This should be mandatory reading for all hospital/corporate executives.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Analysis of crisis in nursing today by insightful insider, March 14, 2004

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This review is from: Where Have All the Nurses Gone? The Impact of the Nursing Shortage on American Healthcare (Paperback)

This book is a very readable, beautifully written analysis of the crisis inside the walls of inpatient hospital units today. Satterly takes the reader into the frontlines of the intensive, often conflicting demands placed on the floor nurses, the primary caregivers to the acutely -ill patients who meet the stringent criteria for hospital admission these days.

"Where Have All the Nurses Gone" should be required reading for all nursing students, all medical students, all hospital administrators, and for any of us with a personal experience of hospitalization. Despite painting a vivid picture of the hard work, competing priorities, and lack of appreciation faced by the frontline caregivers, Satterly provides a thoughtful blueprint for creation of positive changes.

In, additon the book provides timely information about recent changes in healthcare, including updates on Advance Directives and HIPAA. The appendix also provides excellent resources for nurses and others interested in health care.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book isn't just for nurses, March 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Where Have All the Nurses Gone? The Impact of the Nursing Shortage on American Healthcare (Paperback)

I noticed the word "humanizing" in another reader's review, and I feel that is the perfect word to describe this book. Satterly gives us a glimpse into the world of healthcare and its many issues. She poses thought-provoking questions about the current healthcare crisis. It is an easy book to read even if you are, like me, completely unfamiliar with the terms used in the medical world. I will look at my nurse differently the next time I have to go to the ER.