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"Private nursing agencies are have grown in number and use amid the crises facing the healthcare sector by filling the gaps in chronic understaffing. The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions’ new report Opening the black box: Unpacking the use of nursing agencies in Canada (https://lnkd.in/eq7MExtn...) reveals just how much this reliance on nursing agencies has cost. Dr. Joan Almost, Professor of Nursing at Queen’s University and author of the CFNU report spoke with the Perspectives Journal Podcast about how, in the end, private nursing agencies were at most a band-aid solution to a systemic issue.
The CFNU report offers clear recommendations to help mitigate this growing cost, and encroaching privatization, in the healthcare sector. For instance, to help address staffing irregularities, especially in rural and remote communities, provincial governments could create public nursing agencies that help to fill in these faps, instead of relying on private nursing agencies. Professor Almost points to Manitoba and British Columbia, where provincial governments have created similar agencies to ease off their reliance on private nursing agencies. These private agencies have also lacked transparency, leading to Professor Almost’s challenges in compiling the data for this report. Ensuring immediate oversight and regulation of these agencies will be critical to prevent them from ballooning costs on our public health care systems.
Professor Almost offers a guide to fixing the nursing problem on this episode of the Perspectives Journal Podcast."
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Nursing homes are considering hiring more internationally educated nurses to meet new staffing minimums. NPR reports that long-term care staffing institutes suggest that incentives like higher pay are also needed to attract and retain qualified staff. Check more about the final rule on nursing home staffing for #Medicare and #Medicaid on #NPR.
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Newly finalized minimum staffing standards by (CMS) have ignited a significant debate among nursing home leaders regarding the inclusion and role of licensed practical nurses (LPNs). How are you planning for these potential changes, and the impact in your organization? https://buff.ly/3VlsA1A#seniorcare#longermcare#nursingrecruitment
On February 15th, California Nurses held an informational picket to shine a light on the chronic short-staffing problem at Oroville Hospital. These nurses are represented by the California Nurses Association and National Nurses United.
The nurses claim that these conditions “jeopardize patient care and lead to high turnover and the loss of experienced nurses.” In February alone, at least two other hospitals (Albany Med and Kapiolani Medical Center) have dealt with nurses striking in protest of unsafe staffing.
This article will describe the staffing issues at Oroville Hospital, the recent changes to the hospital, and what solutions they may be able to implement. https://hubs.la/Q02lNN0r0#patientsafety#nurseburnout#understaffing#nursetopatientratios#orovillehospital
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