Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services: News and Research on Licensed Practical Nurses

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Replacing registered nurses in high stakes hospital care is dangerous to patients, research suggests

A study published in Medical Care shows that substituting registered nurses (RN) with lower-wage staff (e.g. licensed practical nurses, unlicensed assistive personnel) in hospital care is linked with more deaths, readmissions, ...

Jun 18, 2024

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Nursing homes serving Black residents found to have greater hospitalizations, emergency department visits

Staffing levels likely drive the differences in hospitalizations and emergency department visits among nursing homes, the researchers report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Jun 14, 2023

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About 100,000 US nurses left workforce during pandemic

During the pandemic, nearly 100,000 U.S. registered nurses called it quits, a new survey shows.

Apr 14, 2023

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