Health Leaders | Nursing

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The floor team consists of a nurse and either an LPN or CNA, with the former handling the nursing duties at the bedside and the latter doing tasks that don’t require an RN. Teaming a nurse with an LPN/CNA, she says, enables the nurse to work at the top of his or her license. Trinity’s three-person strategy is unique.

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Telemedicine LPN Chief Nursing Officer Care coordination 116

Health Leaders | Nursing

JANUARY 29, 2024

Many veteran nurses are retiring and taking their knowledge and experience with them. The funds can be used for program development, direct LPN/LVN to RN student support, curriculum and partnership development, and for recruiting faculty and clinical preceptors.

Nurse Shortage 103

Nurse Shortage LPN Preceptors Licensing 103

Board Vitals - Nursing

APRIL 11, 2024

A significant portion of these openings is likely to emerge because of the need to fill positions vacated by retiring professionals. Am I Too Old to Become a Nurse? If you can manage the physical responsibilities that come with nursing, age should not be a barrier to pursuing a career in nursing later in life.

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Career Change LPN Licensing Self-Care 104

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The Board licenses qualified individuals as licensed practical nurses, registered nurses or advanced practice registered nurses. The South Carolina (SC) Board of Nursing oversees licensure renewal for all active LPN, RN and APRN licenses across SC every other year in even years.

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APRN LPN Licensing Retirement 52

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. LPN and ADN nursing programs dried up due to the push for nurses to achieve higher education in the field. Healthcare employers are now welcoming ADN nurses and LPNs to staff all facilities.

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Nurse Shortage LPN Work-Life Balance Nurse Educator 89

Nurse.com

MAY 11, 2022

Nurses have many points of entry into the nursing profession — and, ultimately, to a Doctor of Nursing Practice, including entering as licensed practical nurses (LPN) or licensed vocational nurses (LVN). How to Become a DNP Nurse. “After obtaining the BSN, they could then apply and complete the BSN-DNP program.

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Education APRN Nurse Practitioner LPN 83

Post University

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Licensed Practical Nurse The shortest degree option is licensed practical nurse or LPN. Licensed Practical Nurse The shortest degree option is licensed practical nurse or LPN. For example, you could take a bridge program, graduate with an associate degree, and advance to RN while working as an LPN.

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LPN Clinical Nurse Specialist Private Practice Long Term Care 52

Nurse.com

JUNE 1, 2023

I worked as a nursing assistant for a couple of years, then I was off to LPN school. After finishing the program, I continued to work at the nursing home as an LPN and kept my eye on the RNs, observing and learning until I got my chance to become one of them. My experience as an LPN made clinicals easy.

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LPN Long Term Care Nurse Stories Retirement 52

Health Leaders | Nursing

JANUARY 20, 2023

Jill Bayless: Healthcare has eased into mostly an RN-driven staff model in hospitals and as COVID drove a lot of nurses out of hospitals, many retired, and a lot of them went traveling. Can we use a very green, brand-new RN or could we use a seasoned LPN?” It made hospitals look at different ways to take care of patients.

Work-Life Balance 52

Work-Life Balance LPN APRN Business 52

American Nurse

JULY 10, 2023

Unfortunately, these statistics haven’t wavered much and continue at a time when nurses are retiring and leaving the workforce for various reasons, including fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. I started my career in nursing as an LPN [licensed practical nurse] and then became an RN.” I think I’m in year 36 [of practice].

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Leadership Bedside nursing Promotion Chief Nursing Officer 76

Nurse.com

MAY 23, 2022

Representing assisted living RNs, licensed practical nurses, and licensed vocational nurses, the AALNA works to promote safe, effective, and dignified nursing practice in assisted living, in an era when the number of older adults needing this type of care is increasing. Licensed Practical Nursing. Assisted Living/Rehabilitation.

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Professional Development Continuing Education Promotion Leadership 59