California makes RN license for retired nurses
Becker's Hospital Review
OCTOBER 12, 2023
California is addressing its nursing shortage by creating a license for retired nurses to volunteer with a limited scope of practice.
How Nurse Licensure Compacts Can Ease Chronic Nursing Shortages
Health Leaders | Nursing
JUNE 19, 2023
Nurse Licensure Compacts (NLCs) may be “one tool in the toolbox” to help ease chronic nursing shortages reaching into every state and practically every health facility, says Nicole Livanos , director of state affairs at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). The NLC provides two opportunities.
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6 Creative Strategies To Solve the Nursing Shortage
Nurse.com
OCTOBER 3, 2023
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.
NY Bill Addresses State’s Critical Nursing Shortage
Daily Nurse
APRIL 14, 2023
New York passed a bill addressing the state’s nursing shortage. The new legislation permits nursing programs to provide up to one-third of a student’s clinical work in a high-tech simulation environment. Nursing programs across New York are ready to educate the next generation of nurses to resolve this shortage.
Mitigating the Nursing Shortage Crisis: A Nurse’s Perspective
American Nurse
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
It’s clear that the state of the nursing shortage is at a crisis level. As an experienced bedside nurse, a recent nursing psychiatric/mental health graduate student, and a clinical adjunct faculty instructor, I have a strong opinion about what must be done. This is the state of nursing. pdf Wolters Kluwer.
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Pennsylvania Permits Nurses with Multistate Licenses to Practice
The Gypsy Nurse
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
As of September 5, 2023, Pennsylvania is now permitting Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) with multistate licenses (MSL) from compact states to practice in the state. In this article, we’ll discuss NLC and multistate licenses, as well as some of the best places to visit in Pennsylvania.
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Nursing Shortage Crisis
SelfCare for HealthCare
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
The country may see a nursing shortage of between 200,000 and 450,000 registered nurses (RNs) by 2025 if healthcare stakeholders and federal leaders do not take action to address the dwindling workforce, according to a report from McKinsey & Company. Among those RNs, 15 percent intended to leave the workforce altogether.
Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023
Daily Nurse
APRIL 28, 2023
Nurses are essential to healthcare, yet nursing shortages have persisted for decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these shortages to crisis levels, with demand for nurses outpacing supply in nearly every region. What’s Causing Nursing Shortages? million registered nurses nationwide.
Can Academic Partnerships Fix the Nursing Shortage?
Health Leaders | Nursing
JANUARY 29, 2024
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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Nursing Shortage Solutions Are Happening — Because They Must
Relias
JUNE 2, 2023
Healthcare organizations need to take innovative and strategic approaches to overcome the challenges of the current healthcare landscape, and nursing shortage solutions are one of the first needs to address. 62% of nurses reported an increase in workload during the pandemic. Male LPNs/LVNs increased from 8.1%
Are Hospitals to Blame for the Nursing Shortage? Nurses and Hospitals Weigh In
Scrubs
JULY 24, 2023
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. The post Are Hospitals to Blame for the Nursing Shortage?
In search of staffing solutions – Reader Response
American Nurse
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
In Response to: In search of staffing solutions Dear Editor, The article discussed creative solutions to combat the nursing shortage. In a related article by Jean (2023) there are six proven strategies nursing executives are using to combat the nursing shortage. Addressing Nursing Shortages: Options for States.
Nursing professional development at night
American Nurse
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
An innovative approach to help new graduate nurses transition into practice Takeaways: As the nursing shortage continues, more new nursing graduates will take jobs in specialty areas such as critical care. Nursing graduates face many stressors and must be supported during their transition into practice.
Congress Introduces Safe Staffing Bill for Hospitals to Protect Nurses
Scrubs
MARCH 30, 2023
Some one million nurses with active RN licenses are not working due to unsafe working conditions, according to National Nurses United, the largest nursing union in the country. The bill, known as The Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, was authored by Sen.
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On leaving and loving nursing
American Nurse
AUGUST 30, 2023
The nursing shortage is as old as the dawn of modern nursing itself. Of the 38 nurses under the supervision of Florence Nightingale and who arrived with her in Scutari on November 4, 1854, three were gone by January 1855. Not auspicious data next to the ever-increasing nursing shortage. The reason?
Paramedics help alleviate ED staffing issues
American Nurse
MARCH 2, 2023
Paramedics can play an essential role as healthcare evolves and organizations struggle to meet an increasing health demands in the midst of a nursing shortage. As nursing shortages around the United States continue to grow, including in emergency departments (EDs), hospital systems seek innovative solutions. 2023; 18(3).
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Pennsylvania to Allow Out-of-State Nurses to Practice
Health Leaders | Nursing
AUGUST 24, 2023
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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U. of Montana to Bolster the Big Sky Country's Nursing Workforce
Health Leaders | Nursing
JULY 28, 2023
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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Operation Nightingale: What Healthcare Facilities Need to Know
IntelyCare
MARCH 3, 2023
In January of 2023, it was revealed that several Florida nursing schools were under investigation for giving out fake nursing diplomas. Over 7,600 diplomas were purchased by Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) candidates who were then able to take the national nursing board exam.
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Nursing Education: Pipeline to the Future
Minority Nurse
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
In the world of nursing, consistent rates of students graduating from nursing programs, becoming licensed, and successfully entering the workforce are critical to the long-term viability of the nursing profession and the healthcare system itself. When nursing school capacity is hobbled, our profession and society suffer.
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8 Nurse Staffing Models To Try
Nurse.com
OCTOBER 10, 2023
“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).
The uphill battle to bring the next generation of nurses: challenges & solutions
Nurse Deck
APRIL 13, 2023
With the nursing shortage brought about by the healthcare workforce crisis, medical facilities must elevate their nursing recruitment strategies. More than affecting the quality of care given to patients, the nurse shortage problem also affects institutions internally, leading to burnout and high turnover.
LPNs in modified care delivery models – Reader and Author Responses
American Nurse
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
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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Nurse Who Quit Bedside to Be a Trucker Says “No Regrets”
Scrubs
JUNE 8, 2023
The Canadian licensed vocational nurse ended her 15-year career in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic after her applications to nursing school kept getting rejected. “I She decided to enroll in a 12-week truck driving program, eventually earning her commercial driver’s license (CDL), which cost around $8,000.
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LPNs in modified care delivery models
American Nurse
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
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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Growing the Nursing Workforce
Health Leaders | Nursing
JULY 5, 2023
The Roanoke campus will feature the latest resources—from advanced patient simulation labs to classroom environments designed to encourage practice-based learning—to provide nursing students with a hands-on learning experience. Mississippi’s nursing shortage makes this project particularly vital, Lt.
Nurses Descend on Texas State Capitol to Address Shortage of 20,000 RNs
Scrubs
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Today, the group met with lawmakers to discuss various policies that will address the nurse shortage, workplace violence, and other issues the union says is pushing providers out of the profession.
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What Travel Nurses Taught Us About the Staffing Crisis
Minority Nurse
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Of course, there have always been nurses who have chosen a full-time travel career path because they either wanted to travel the country or wanted the challenge of building robust clinical skills in a particular specialty. nursing workforce. First, there is a global nursing shortage. There are currently 4.4
NCLEX to Be Changed as Fail Rates Climb
Scrubs
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Just ask any licensed registered nurse. But more and more students are having trouble passing the exam, which is only compounding the ongoing nurse shortage. Passing the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) isn’t easy. Experts believe the COVID-19 pandemic is largely to blame.
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How to Become a Registered Nurse
Every Nurse
JULY 25, 2023
Before you can begin working as a registered nurse, you must complete a series of steps that will take several years to gain the necessary education, clinical training, and experience you need to meet the requirements for testing, licensing, and certification. Earning an ADN is a great way to begin your nursing career.
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Fake Nursing Diploma? What You Should Know
IntelyCare
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
According to the indictments, individuals were able to purchase fake nursing school accreditation, allowing them to skip classwork and move straight on to the exams. Of the 7,600 individuals who were allegedly awarded fake diplomas, approximately 37% passed their exams and were awarded licenses by a state board of nursing.
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16 Types of Master’s in Nursing Roles and Salaries
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Nursing is a rewarding career with several graduate degrees for nurses and paths to increase your clinical knowledge and possibly boost your salary. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) projects that we’ll face a nursing shortage as baby boomers retire from the field, 1 making nursing an ideal career to pursue.
Taking a Seat at the Table: Why Nurse Unions are Necessary Today
Minority Nurse
MAY 11, 2023
BIPOC nurses can also gain more accurate representation in a healthcare system where white-dominated opinions can be at the center. Barcott mentions that some people with nurse licenses aren ’ t practicing as a nurse at all because of understaffing. There ’ s like 150,000 nurses in Washington.
Top 7 Reasons Why I Love Being a Nurse
Scrubs
AUGUST 4, 2023
I have job stability The nursing shortage isn’t as bad as it used to be, but finding and keeping a decent job in the nursing field isn’t too much of a challenge. Most new nurses manage to find jobs shortly after passing their NCLEX, and there are plenty of seasoned nurses who have never had trouble finding good jobs.
Nursing Trends You'll See In 2022
Diversity Nursing
JANUARY 10, 2022
Nurse Shortage. Many factors play into the staffing crisis like the pandemic, retiring Nurses, and high rates of burnout. This has a greater impact than just unfilled positions and scheduling sufficient nurses based on a high patient census.
The Exec: How to Create a Successful Nursing Practice Redesign
Health Leaders | Nursing
JULY 17, 2023
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. Are the models working?
Nurses Leaving the Workforce!
SelfCare for HealthCare
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
The same was true of 189,000 additional nurses with 10 or fewer years of experience and an average age of 36. million active registered nurses and 973,788 licensed practical nurses or vocational nurses in the U.S. The survey found that there were over 5.2
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Empower Nurses–They Will Lead the Way
Minority Nurse
JULY 20, 2023
While nurses are strong and resilient, they can’t fix their biggest problem: a dire nursing shortage. A decade in the making, our national nursing shortage threatens our already struggling health care infrastructure. Studies have long predicted that the demand for nurses would intensify as the U.S.
How to Become an International Travel Nurse
The Gypsy Nurse
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
There are numerous opportunities for nurses to travel internationally, but they aren’t always easy to find. other countries also face widespread nursing shortages. In countries that have recently experienced a natural disaster or disease outbreak, nursing shortages are common. Just like the U.S.,
Becoming a Travel Nurse: Steps To Get Started
The Gypsy Nurse
MARCH 6, 2023
We’ve made it simple to understand the procedure, so it doesn’t matter if you’re a seasoned professional or a recent graduate just starting out in nursing. You’ve come to the right place if you want to learn how to work as a travel nurse. Who are travel nurses? It’s time to get your RN license now.
A Fortuitous Career: California Nurse Leader Earns DNP Executive Leadership
Post University
JUNE 29, 2023
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.
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Another Deadly Med Error
Empowered Nurses
AUGUST 2, 2023
The Board, believing many process failures and system issues were involved, did not feel that charges against license of the nurse were warranted. Nurses scan barcodes on patients’ wrist bands and then scan the medication they are about to administer. In addition, I do not believe criminal charges were filed either.
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Frontline Feedback: What Traveling Nurses Can Tell Us About Career Satisfaction
The Gypsy Nurse
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
By Valerie Gale, RN, BSN, MOAM, vice president of clinical excellence, Nomad Health A nursing shortage that began in 2012 continues and, in fact, has gotten much worse. Nomad Health provided this article. We also asked our traveling clinicians to rank the perks and benefits they find most important in a compensation package.
Can’t We Nurses All Get Along?
Minority Nurse
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Nurse bullying has received significant study, including the National Library of Medicine ’s documentation of this unfortunate phenomenon: Nurse bullying is a systemic, pervasive problem that begins well before nursing school and continues throughout a nurse’s career.
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