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Time is running out to take the Healthcare Facility CPI Survey. Make sure we hear from you and take the survey today!! Hello Washington Nursing Workforce Partners! WCN is asking all non-hospital clinical placement facilities to complete the following survey. To understand and improve clinical placement opportunities in Washington, we need to hear from you! All healthcare employers with current or potential clinical placements for nursing students are invited to participate in the Washington State Nursing Clinical Placement Initiative Survey. The survey should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Please help WCN reach as many non-hospital clinical settings as possible by sharing this survey with your networks, internal and external to your organization. Non-hospital settings include, but is not limited to; rural health clinics, dialysis centers, ambulatory settings, senior living settings, SNF, long-term care, prisons and corrections facilities, K-12 schools, public health, urgent care, rehabilitation centers, infusion centers, wound care, behavioral health, all clinics, primary care, community services, rural services, non-clinical services included, etc. Click the following link to open the survey flyer with a clickable link to the survey, https://lnkd.in/gWW_Bx4Q #nursingledership #nursingeducation #clinicalplacement

The U.S. will face a shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036. Primary care and family medicine are already experiencing the impact of this shortage as fewer physicians are going into primary care. At the same time, the U.S. population is increasing and growing older as people continue to live longer. Between 2013-2019, health care visits delivered by nurse practitioners and physician assistants in a year increased from 14.0% to 25.6%, according to an analysis from Harvard Medical School researchers. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants now account for a quarter of health care visits! And with full practice authority, more Pennsylvania patients would be able to access high-quality NP care. #NursePractitioners #CareForPA #FullPracticeAuthority #HealthcareAccess #PatientCare #AccessToCare #AdvancedPracticeProviders

The impacts of the Nursing Home Staffing Rule are creating more roadblocks than opportunities. According to Amy Stulick in Skilled Nursing News, a new analysis from AHCA/NCAL found that the rule will cost $6.5B annually, an extra 102,000 clinicians, and displace a quarter of residents to meet new standards. As we continue to follow this legislative ruling, we are working hard to help our providers streamline their operations with technology to automate and lessen workloads while preventing burnout for providers. In doing so, we hope to prepare our providers to reach compliance (through attracting new talent) while we continue to advocate for changes to this ruling to become fair for all facilitates. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4bAS1ld #WTWPCC

Both LVNs and RNs play vital roles in patient care, but did you know:    ✨ RNs have more extensive education (2-4 year degree vs 1 year typically for LVNs)  ✨ RNs have a broader scope of practice and more advanced responsibilities  ✨ RNs can specialize in more areas & have more leadership opportunities  ✨ RNs earn ~$93K on average vs ~$76K for LVNs    Despite differences, both provide essential care in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes & more. 💙 Read our article here: https://lnkd.in/gnf-dKBs

I talked to Corey Baldridge yesterday about his #nurse foot and nail care business. During the call, I noticed his passion and tenacity for providing stellar care to patients. I wanted to bottle up his energy to show the world what happens when nurses have the opportunity to lead. This got me thinking -- "What would #healthcare look like if it were nurse-led?" 1. Patient-Centered Care Would Thrive: Nurses understand patient needs best. They would ensure care decisions prioritize patient well-being and preferences. 2. Collaboration Would Be Key: Nurses are natural collaborators. We work seamlessly with interdisciplinary teams. Their leadership would foster teamwork, improve communication, and improve outcomes. 3. Prevention Would Become a Priority: Nurses are passionate about health promotion and disease prevention. A nurse-led model would focus on keeping people healthy, not just treating illness. 4. Innovate Would Accelerate: Nurses are natural innovators. They constantly seek new ways to improve processes and enhance #patient care. If they led healthcare, they would encourage a culture of #innovation, driving the adoption of new technologies and practices. 5. Equity Would Be Championed: Nurses #advocate for all patients, regardless of background or circumstances. Their leadership would prioritize a system where equity and reduced healthcare disparities would thrive. I want to be in a world where #nurses lead. #healthcareonlinkedin #nursesonlinkedin

Yesterday was the Free Film Screening: Everybody’s Work hosted by the Tri Chapter ENA 🍿 🎥 A great group gathered in SF to network and learn 💜 Thank you to Mindy Elayda MPA, BSN, RN for organizing and to the sponsor NY Life! This event was dedicated to everyone doing the work to combat #racism in #nursing. Often, that journey and work can start with just questioning your own mindset and thought processes: Why do I feel a certain way about someone or a group of people? Do I ever make assumptions about others on shift that aren’t based in evidence? Do I have biases? Are those biases affecting my patient care? Or questioning the people and environment around you: Do my coworkers have bias? Are the care processes at my facility perpetuating bias or stigma in care? Are there systems in place that favor some patients but not others? Why? How? What does that do to health equity? I want to thank Dr. Anna Maria Valdez for being a constant advocate and educator around JEDI and health equity work. You can hear part of Dr Valdez's story in this clip from the film #EverybodysWork from SHIFT Nursing >> https://lnkd.in/gytkKJNC Learn more about EveryBodys Work including how to host a free screening here >> https://lnkd.in/gBzcdeTf Read about the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing here >> https://lnkd.in/g5gCAAZx #nursesonlinkedin

National skilled nursing week is a great reminder for everyone who works in the industry, that we are all advocates for the industry. With the largest age wave approaching in the next 50 years, it is important that as many people who work in nursing homes recruit new talent to the industry, promote the amazing work that employees do everyday, dispel dated and ageist stereotypes, and work to lobby for less suffocating regulations and legislation, and better reimbursement. Nursing homes care for the same acutely ill patients that hospitals do, but for a fraction of the reimbursement that hospitals receive. Nursing homes are the best value in healthcare today, but dangerously underfunded…and with demand dramatically increasing for years to come. A “double whammy.” Our legacy is important, and every voice matters. Whether it’s on a local or larger platform…we all have the opportunity to advocate! I feel so proud and fortunate to work in this industry alongside individuals who provide such compassionate and competent care to the aging individuals within the communities they operate in. #nursinghomes #healthcare #nursesonlinkedin Honor Aging

📢 The May issue of Independent Nurse is essential reading for primary care and community nurses. Here are some key highlights: 📝 Editor's note: Addressing the importance of discussions around end of life care. 📰 News: The latest updates in healthcare, including the push for a school nurse in every school. 💬 Opinion: Learning from international colleagues and tackling the increasing issue of liver disease. 🔬 Clinical research: A summary of the latest clinical research findings. 🌬️ Clinical respiratory: Exploring nurse-led oscillating positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) therapy. 🧬 Autoimmune disorders: A guide for primary care nurses on managing hair loss in men. 🏥 Professional: A historical perspective on pandemics and a review of the book "Nursing in Prison". 🔗 Subscribers can access the full issue via #OpenAthens. Read the May issue of Independent Nurse, link is in the comments. #PrimaryCare #CommunityNursing #ClinicalResearch #NursingEducation #HealthcareUpdates #IndependentNurse #MAHealthcare

Melissa, You are spot on! The nursing model is what will save health care. We focus on function over cure, partnership vs transaction, and focus on the patient and their village to help attain their optimum level of wellness vs illness care. I often say the NP = New Paradigm will change the trajectory of health care delivery. Nurses and NPs lack business education to understand their value and worth. We need to get NPs to open practices to solve problems in the communities they serve. NNPEN provides the resources, education, and community to support these entrepreneurs by partnering, aligning, and advocating with those who understand the nursing model and "get" NPs. www.nnpen.org #NPsLead

Award-winning health journalist Liz Seegert explains why nursing plays such an important role in tackling older patients’ ""most insidious challenge: ageism in healthcare.” (Article starts on p. 20.) It’s behind the serious shortage of geriatric specialists, even though demand is on the rise. Although al medical schools in the U.S. require pediatric training, less than 10 percent require geriatric training. Fewer than 1% of nurses are formally trained to work with older adults. One solution? Train all healthcare providers to care for older patients. “Caring for older people takes specialized knowledge, the ability to tackle multiple problems at once, and someone who is unfazed by complexity. It takes a person who understands that the pieces are always moving, and that a condition isn’t just a ‘Costco Wholesale recipe,’ says Jennie Chin Hansen, former president of AARP and herself a nurse. This makes it “a partnership like no other”—and a deeply rewarding career. https://buff.ly/3yPXo1I