THE PROBLEMS NURSES IN SAUDI ARABIA FACE AND THE CHANCES FOR POLICY
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Getting going As part of the National Transformation Programme, the health business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is changing very quickly. Vision 2030 is Saudi Arabia's plan for the future, and this is a part of it. There are problems in nursing human resources for health (HRH), such as not enough nursing schools, a broken job market, not enough nurses in rural places, problems between men and women, and not enough nursing schools. Putting together a case There are issues for nurses in the KSA. The Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Saudi Health Council (SHC) talked about them in this case study. Changes to policies that will help nursing become a career that raises the quality and efficiency of healthcare for everyone in Saudi Arabia are what we're calling for. The Saudi workforce needs to be brought up to date by giving middle and high school students a better way to get into nursing school and then a range of job paths that include postgraduate education. To keep nurses in the field, there are ways to make their jobs more appealing and good for families. As a way to keep things in balance, shifts are getting shorter, the nursing team is getting more supported health workers, and locum tenens filling is being used. It is possible to start new postgraduate nursing courses, update the ones that are already in place, and give nurses new jobs and career paths in areas like quality, telenursing, and informatics. Pipelines should be built in rural areas with bigger pay packages and incentives for areas that aren't well covered.
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