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Taking a Seat at the Table: Why Nurse Unions are Necessary Today

Daily Nurse

Barcott mentions that some people with nurse licenses aren ’ t practicing as a nurse at all because of understaffing. Less than half of those are working right now, but many of them are the ones that have active licenses. There ’ s like 150,000 nurses in Washington. Then they need to direct more funds toward hiring new nurses.

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Taking a Seat at the Table: Why Nurse Unions are Necessary Today

Minority Nurse

Barcott mentions that some people with nurse licenses aren ’ t practicing as a nurse at all because of understaffing. Less than half of those are working right now, but many of them are the ones that have active licenses. There ’ s like 150,000 nurses in Washington. Then they need to direct more funds toward hiring new nurses.

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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. J Nurs Manag. J Nurs Manag.

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

Scrubs

NNU says hospitals are responsible for the current understaffing by driving away providers that aren’t “willing to risk their licenses or the safety of their patients by working under unsafe conditions in hospitals.” Hospital managers were quick to refute the union’s allegations.

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Protect Yourself From Nursing Lawsuits, Other Legal Issues

Nurse.com

Being criminally charged with harm to a patient would probably make a top 10 list of nurses’ worst fears, along with being a defendant in a professional negligence lawsuit or losing their license to practice. The nurse documented her interactions with the patient and staff, including requests for help from physicians and hospital management.