title: The nursing shortage: breach of ideology as an unexplored cause.
abstract: The worldwide nursing shortage is unprecedented. Studies show increasing demand for nursing services coupled with a finite nursing supply. Many theories have been developed to explain the nursing shortage, to no avail. One unexplored theory is the psychological contract, which explores the impact of unwritten yet real expectations on work relationships. Understanding breach of the psychological contract is essential to resolution of the ongoing nursing shortage.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA. joan.l.censullo@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Joan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Censullo
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D003284:Contract Services / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D004651:Employment / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology