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Show ail XniWiV ii rim mi m mr 1 mmtut tmni 1 1 t rn -m ntfuaiiTn r BY RICK KINNERSLEY EXEC. V.P. if UTAH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 5: NURSK SHORTAGE: UTAHNATION There is no question now that Utuli hus u nursing shortage. But Utah is not done. Some 35 other y states arc fucingsimilardifficulties stemming from a shortage of classrooms and teachers to educate those interested in the field. In Utah, for example, three out of our potential nursing students ure turned awuy hecuusc of a shortage of funds to educate them. According to a United Press International survey, "The national nurse shortage may reach 100,000 nationwide by 1982. Hospitals in Detroit, Minneuix)lis, Philudelphiu Chicago und Corpus Chttsti.Texus arc pitying bounties or rcwutxls of from HI 00 to H1.000 to those who successfully recruit a nurse". Americun Nurses Association President, Barbara Nichols says, "the Federul Government must re-exumlne re-exumlne its stund on curtailing educational funds to assist prospective nurses und nurse cducutors. The iv Is a serious scarcity of highly skilled registered nurses, especlully those qualified to cure for the criticully 111." The Director of Nursing ut Anne Arundel (ienerul Hospitul In Mutylund told u nutlonul uudlencc, "I spend endless hours strutcgizing ulnnit how to obtain enough ::i nursing manpower hours to meet is the needs of patient populations that we ure presently serving." "I do not sec the picture Incoming any brighter in the nitmc. Wc will S(xn have a double-edged health service delivery problem facing s- ie With incivuscs in births unci a" -.'o older population. The Board of Exuminets commissioned u study lust yeurt" determine die need for nurses in f Utah. In sho.rt, Kearney Munugemcnt Consiliums determined that Utah hus u critical nurse shortage, The solution to tliut shortage Is more funds in :?t educution. The consultant cstimuted thut Utuh should spend u ; minimum of 8877,500 for training in 1980 with un expanding budg--1 reaching 87.2 million by 1995 to stop the nursing shortage. Hut. m 1978 no udditlonul funds wcie vj udded in Utah for nurse t mining- The Bounl of Regents hus upi'n.vcd .4 u budget of 8507,000 for Wu some 8377,500 short of R consultants projections, Koumy ulso suvs 89.7 million will "c needed between now and lMoi'J -ih construction costs for addition"! facilities totmln the muring wo' force ll'Utuh ;-.;,.r,KYt iliodcuHui- WmU; Column IU1 nj r-... .......... ... ....... ... ... - n.. -"73 C5 i. ;L ''X |
