PROBLEMS THAT NURSES IN SAUDI ARABIA FACE AND POLICY CHANCES
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Getting started The health industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is changing quickly in line with the National Transformation Programme. This is part of Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia's plan for the future. From the point of view of nursing human resources for health (HRH), there are problems like not enough nursing schools, a lot of expats working, a broken job market, not enough nurses in rural areas, uneven quality, and problems between men and women. Presentation of a case This case study is a summary of what the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Saudi Health Council (SHC) said about the problems nurses in the KSA are currently facing. Policy changes that will help nursing become a profession that improves the standard and efficiency of healthcare for all Saudi citizens are what we're suggesting. A better path for middle and high school students to go to nursing school and then a variety of job paths that include postgraduate education will be key to modernising the Saudi workforce. Opportunities exist to make nursing work more appealing and family-friendly in order to keep nurses in the field. Shortening shifts, changing the nursing team to include more allied health workers, and using locum tenens filling to keep things balanced are some of the things that are being done. It is possible to bring current postgraduate nursing programmes up to date, start new postgraduate nursing programmes, and give nurses new jobs and career paths in areas like quality, telenursing, and informatics. Underserved areas should be given incentives and bigger pay packages to build pipelines in rural places. In conclusion For these suggested changes to work, the MOH needs to work with partners from all parts of the healthcare system, especially the private sector. Planning for human resources should be done across the whole field, and leadership in nursing should be improved at all levels.
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