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LPNs in modified care delivery models

American Nurse

Nurse leaders at a health system in Southeastern Virginia understood the potential benefits to nurse and patient outcomes of modifying CDMs. They recognized that teamwork, delegation, and communication among RNs, licensed professional nurses (LPNs), and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) must play a role.

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Top 5 Workforce Focuses from AONL 2024

Health Leaders | Nursing

Turnover rates are high among frontline nurses and in leadership positions, and even though predictions are positive, the current nursing shortage is going strong. The nurse leaders in attendance offered many creative and innovative solutions for the different prongs of the workforce crisis.

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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).

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Raising the Profile of Nursing Assistants Through Innovative Recruitment, On-the-Job Training

Consult QD

The need for high-quality patient care nursing assistants (PCNAs) is on the rise, as hospitals continue to rely on ancillary caregivers to mitigate the national post-pandemic nursing shortage.

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LPNs in modified care delivery models – Reader and Author Responses

American Nurse

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. Including LPNs into staffing decisions can increase a unit’s overall job satisfaction, communication, and workflow (Bilyeu et al.,

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How to Become a Registered Nurse

Every Nurse

Registered nurses must have technical nursing skills to administer nursing care, medical knowledge of drug properties and interactions, critical thinking skills to diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries, organizational skills to implement care plans, and the communication skills to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

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Don’t Call Us Heroes: Nursing Is a Calling — and a Profession

Relias

Nurses (RNs, LPN/LVNs, and UAPs alike) became the face of heroism. Instead of flowing capes, nurse heroes donned scrubs covered by paper jumpsuits, masks, and goggles. The public recognized that nursing is a calling, a deep-seeded passion for helping humankind. It does not align with our calling as nurses.