The Nursing Assistant to Licensed Practical Nurse Program: a collaborative career ladder experience
| Autor: | JoAn Knox, Cynthia Sublett, Elinor J. Pettee, Rebecca M. Garcia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Michigan
Leadership and Management Population Licensed Practical Nurse Educational institution Education Nurse licensure Nursing Nursing Assistants Medicine Humans Nurse education Cooperative Behavior Program Development Human resources Nursing Assistant education Education Nursing Personnel Selection Veterans Affairs health care economics and organizations education.field_of_study Medical education business.industry Mentors Licensure Nursing Social Support Nursing Practical Career Mobility Review and Exam Preparation ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDSOCIETY Fundamentals and skills Students Nursing business Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Journal for nurses in staff development : JNSD : official journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization. 19(5) |
| ISSN: | 1098-7886 |
| Popis: | The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is committed to providing cost-effective, quality care to veterans. Given an aging veteran population and common, multiple co-morbid illnesses, the needs of the typical patient cared for within the VA system are complex. Thus, caregivers meeting these needs require additional nursing education. To ensure the staff will have the skills necessary to care for patients experiencing more complex illnesses, the Battle Creek VA Medical Center (VAMC) designed a program giving experienced nursing assistants the opportunity to enroll in a nursing program leading to practical nurse licensure. The Nursing Assistant to Licensed Practical Nurse Program has been established by developing a collaborative agreement with an affiliating educational institution, defining the selection criteria, helping to prepare funding requests, developing a mentoring program, coordinating with Human Resources and Fiscal Services, and outlining the service obligation. After the first year of this program, the VAMC and the academic institution consider it a successful collaborative effort. |
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