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Workforce Planning and Regulation

Abstract

Participants attending this session will engage in strategic thinking about the potential transformation of an overlooked health care human resource: Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs). The reintroduction of this licensed provider into professional nursing programs is examined from the regulatory, program and industry viewpoints.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Author Details

Evangeline Gagalang, MSN, Department of Nursing, CSUSB, San Bernardino, California, USA; Mary Anne Schultz, PhD, MBA, MSN, Department of Nursing, CSUSB, Upland, California, USA

Sigma Membership

Nu Mu

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Integration, Licensed Practical Nurse, Transformation

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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The Integration of Licensed Practical Nurses Into Professional Nursing Programs: Regulatory, Program, and Industry Considerations

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Participants attending this session will engage in strategic thinking about the potential transformation of an overlooked health care human resource: Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs). The reintroduction of this licensed provider into professional nursing programs is examined from the regulatory, program and industry viewpoints.