"Practical" way to ease nursing shortage

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
In the face of such a potential crisis, hospitals have failed to make use of a readily available and highly qualified workforce: licensed practical nurses (LPNs). For a variety of reasons, hospitals have cut back their LPN staff at exactly the time that bedside caregivers are in short supply. To address the nation's nursing needs and, with the aim of guaranteeing the highest quality of cost-effective patient care, hospitals must look to re-integrating LPNs as a critical component of nursing staff.

http://www.afscme.org/publications/14100.cfm

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

Way to go, Commuter!! You are coming up with some serious articles!! Thank you!!

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Awesome article..and so very true! Thanks for posting :)

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"giving special bed care such as alcohol rubs or massages"

I loved this part of our duties description. I've never had time to give one!

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Hospice, Palliative Care.

Thanks for posting this article, TheCommuter! LPN opportunities in hospitals are scarce here in PA. We can do IVs if we are certified, but cannot hang blood.

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Specializes in psych. rehab nursing, float pool.

http://www.afscme.org/docs/LPN-Rep.pdf

It is a long read.

I learned a few things I was not totally aware of.

I recommend it to anyone working in Healthcare, Not just to we who are LPN's

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

Thank you for sharing this! Of course, LPNs rock and can help our RN counterparts. Hospitals, other facilities and governing bodies do need to acknowledge this!

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Threads merged.

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.

thank you for sharing that article.. it is awesome. we need more LPN's in the hospital and feel our hospital really doesn' t use all it's resources by not using LPN's...

the article made my day .. thank you again

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Specializes in psych. rehab nursing, float pool.

Commuter, thanks for merging the threads I had not been aware of yours. That will teach me to do a search first.....lol

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Please all LPNs and LVNs please read this article and send a copy of it to the Govenor of your state and every Hospital Administrator in your county. We need to get this message out.:redbeathe

http://www.afscme.org/docs/LPN-Rep.pdf

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Threads merged.

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