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6 Creative Strategies To Solve the Nursing Shortage

Nurse.com

We watched as the first wave of nurses opted to retire early or leave the profession to maintain their sanity. During this time, I remember asking other nurses what should be done to help with the impending nurse shortage. Most hospitals eventually adopted the all-BSN staff model, pushing out less educated nurses.

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Can Academic Partnerships Fix the Nursing Shortage?

Health Leaders | Nursing

The goal behind the grant program, according to the HRSA, is to forge a pathway for students to enter the clinical environment by creating and implementing Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to Registered Nurse (RN) bridge programs, and the employment of clinical nurse faculty.

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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 Nurses Prof Dev.

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U. of Montana to Bolster the Big Sky Country's Nursing Workforce

Health Leaders | Nursing

The University of Montana (UM) in Missoula will create an online, accelerated model to upskill licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to become RNs with the aid of a $3.6 We see this program as a key part of addressing the nursing shortage by developing a needed step in the nursing career pathway," she said.

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Pennsylvania to Allow Out-of-State Nurses to Practice

Health Leaders | Nursing

Pennsylvania nurses, however, must wait for criminal background check authorization before receiving a multistate license. RNs and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/LVNs) from 38 states and two U.S. Military spouses who experience moves every few years also benefit from the multistate license.

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LPNs in modified care delivery models – Reader and Author Responses

American Nurse

However, there are significant errors, the worse one being defining LPNs as “licensed professional nurses” instead of “licensed practical nurses.” This article discusses the introduction of LPNs into the healthcare delivery team in the inpatient hospital setting as a solution to the critical nursing shortage.

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8 Nurse Staffing Models To Try

Nurse.com

“We know that for the next decade — literally decade — it’s going to be challenging to have enough nurses for the increasing number of people that are going to need care,” said Claire Zangerle, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-FC, FAONL, FAAN, Chief Nurse Executive at Allegheny Health Network (AHN).