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Are Hospitals to Blame for the Nursing Shortage? Nurses and Hospitals Weigh In

Scrubs

National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, just released a statement blaming hospitals for the recent nursing shortage. Instead, the union says nurses are inequitably distributed across the country. ” Nursing turnover has increased rapidly since the start of the pandemic.

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8 Nurse Staffing Models To Try

Nurse.com

Making a commitment to find and implement new staffing models is a great way to show nurses that you support their well-being and hard work. Organizations are being very creative with all sorts of out-of-the-box solutions,” said Carol Boston-Fleischhauer, Managing Director and Chief Nursing Officer for Research at The Advisory Board Company.

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6 Ways CNOs are Improving Teamwork for 2024

Health Leaders | Nursing

Amid geopolitical conflict, financial headwinds, and ramped nursing shortages and unrest, there's a lot of healing that needs to happen. That’s especially true as trends like aging baby boomers , escalating mental and behavioral health conditions, and worsening physician shortages ratchet up the demand for—and pressure on—nurses.

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What Are Best Practices in Nursing Practice Redesign?

Health Leaders | Nursing

4 nurse executives who have transformed nursing at their respective organizations share their key tips. HealthLeaders talked with four nurse executives who are transforming nursing care at their respective organizations and asked each one, "What are key tips you would suggest in implementing practice redesign?"

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The Exec: How to Create a Successful Nursing Practice Redesign

Health Leaders | Nursing

As nurse executives consider new care models to adapt to nursing shortages, involving their team members in the process is critical to success, says Kit Bredimus, DNP, RN, CPEN, CNML, NE-BC, CENP, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAONL, FNAP , chief nursing officer at Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland, Texas.

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LPNs in modified care delivery models

American Nurse

Nurse leaders from a mid-Atlantic 12-hospital health system reviewed best practices for improving unit outcomes and identified a need for modified care delivery models. A care delivery model redesign, featuring licensed practical nurses) in an expert-led team-based approach was measured for success. American Nurse Journal.

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A Fortuitous Career: California Nurse Leader Earns DNP Executive Leadership

Post University

There, he was cared for by several excellent nurses. A Spark Ignited Growing up with a mother who was a Licensed Practical Nurse, Chad started thinking about becoming a nurse after his experience as a patient at Walter Reed. Pursuing nursing, he adds, was one of the best decisions he’s made in his life.