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Licensed Practical Nurses: Advancing, Succeeding & Achieving

American Nurse

There are over 630,000 active licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPNs) in the United States and 2,700 are in the State of Delaware. Additional areas of nursing that LPNs work in are home health, retirement/assisted living facilities, psychiatric/mental health, substance abuse, and outpatient/ambulatory clinics. References Jones, C.

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Health Care Workers Push for Their Own Confidential Mental Health Treatment

American Nurse

States are redefining when medical professionals can get mental health treatment without risking notifying the boards that regulate their licenses. States have also reworked medical licensing questions to avoid scrutiny for providers who need mental health treatment. They’re retiring early, reducing work hours, or switching careers.

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Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023

Daily Nurse

Retirement : Another issue is the substantial number of nurses nearing retirement age. Per a 2020 National Nursing Workforce Study conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, the average age for a registered nurse (RN) was 52 years old, potentially signaling a large wave of retirements over the next 15 years.

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LPNs in modified care delivery models

American Nurse

A care delivery model redesign, featuring licensed practical nurses) in an expert-led team-based approach was measured for success. They recognized that teamwork, delegation, and communication among RNs, licensed professional nurses (LPNs), and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) must play a role. in 2021 to 5.0% to 73.6%).

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What Travel Nurses Taught Us About the Staffing Crisis

Minority Nurse

Between 2020 and 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 55% increase in travel nursing (from 43,160 to 66,790 RNs), representing 2.34% of the RN profession. Recent research reveals that 600,000 Boomer RNs are expected to retire by 2030. Passport, an active, unencumbered RN license from a U.S. There are currently 4.4

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Leveling the Playing Field for Rural Health Providers

Health Leaders | Nursing

The only time you'll likely find a gastroenterologist or neurologist in rural America is if they've retired there. The MAVEN Project is a nonprofit organization that has built a network of retired and active providers and specialists to virtually mentor and support providers in rural areas and those who work with underserved populations. "We

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Mental Health Nursing Fast-Growing Field With Diverse Possibilities

Nurse.com

PMHNP programs have nearly doubled over the past eight years (with 208 programs in 2021, up from 114 programs in 2015). “We Nearly half of current PMH-RNs report a plan to retire over the next 10 years,” says Oleck. If you’re a licensed nurse working in another area of health care, you’re an excellent candidate for PMH nursing.