Staffing Issues - Understaffing/ICU Nurse–Patient Ratio

Staffing Issues

The case study is titled Overstaffing. This is not the correct term. Write a reflection that addresses the following questions:

• Include the following headings:
  • Understaffing/ICU Nurse–Patient Ratio (What does the term "understaffing" or "short-staffing" mean? What is the ICU nurse–patient ratio in the state you live in?)
  • Issues Related to Understaffing (List three or more issues)
  • Strategies to Address Understaffing (Describe at least two strategies the nurses can implement to address the understaffing on the unit.)
  • Student Experience (If you do not have this experience, add what organizations, such as the ANA and the NLN, are doing to address understaffing or short-staffing.)
• A title page is not required.
• References must be current within the last five years.
• Double-spaced and use 12-point Times New Roman font