CT Nurses for Reform http://www.ctnursereform.org/
About Us: Connecticut Nurses for Reform would like to bring the ongoing debate regarding our Country's Nursing Shortage and under utilization of Licensed Practical Nurses to the General Public. As health care advocates, we believe the Public has a right to Quality of Care in our hospitals and nursing homes, and that means being cared for by LICENSED staff.
We want the Public to be aware of how our Legislators are addressing the Nursing Shortage, and how qualified Licensed Nurses, directly related to the restrictions imposed on us by our State Scope of Practices, are being replaced in the health care setting with Unlicensed Personnel. As the cost of health care for Americans continues to sky-rocket, our Country's hospitals and nursing homes are cutting costs by hiring more and more Unlicensed Personnel.
Our goals are logical and straight-forward. To address our Country’s Nursing Shortage through legislation enabling the thousands of Licensed Practical Nurses meet proposed new requirements to sit for boards and transition to Registered Nurse, and for our Educators to create the criteria and certification to allow Licensed Nurses to practice at our full Scope of Practice. The time has come for our Legislators and Educators to address the considerable resources of the already educated, experienced, and available, LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE……….. learn more @ http://www.ctnursereform.org/
LPN’s, Please help us collect data by completing our survey @ http://www.ctnursereform.org/ and get your colleagues to also participate!
Sign our Petition, and forward it to all your colleagues, families and friends! @ http://www.petitiononline.com/lps2t/petition.html
“For we who nurse, our nursing is something which, unless we are making progress every year, every month, every week, we are going back. No system shall endure which does not march.”Florence Nightingale
Lisa Morell, LPN, RAI-C
administrator@ctnursereform.org
Friday, April 25, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Nurse Reform
Welcome to CT Nurses for Reform. We'd like to start a dialog where nurses and the public can communicate with each other. We encourage your posts, and want you to tell us your thoughts on the Nursing Profession today.
What are your thoughts on the campaign to allow experienced Licensed Practical Nurses to challange the Registered Nurse Boards?
What are your thoughts on the nursing shortage...how has it affected you, and your patients?
Do you work with Medication Aides, Medical Technicians, or Paid Feeding Assistants? How do you feel about supervising Unlicensed Personnel?
What do you think of your LPN Scope of Practice? What do the words "critical thinking", "assessment", "delagation" mean to you?
Are you a member of your Nursing Association?
Do you have a loved one in a Nusing Facility? What are your experiences with the staff?
What are your thoughts on the campaign to allow experienced Licensed Practical Nurses to challange the Registered Nurse Boards?
What are your thoughts on the nursing shortage...how has it affected you, and your patients?
Do you work with Medication Aides, Medical Technicians, or Paid Feeding Assistants? How do you feel about supervising Unlicensed Personnel?
What do you think of your LPN Scope of Practice? What do the words "critical thinking", "assessment", "delagation" mean to you?
Are you a member of your Nursing Association?
Do you have a loved one in a Nusing Facility? What are your experiences with the staff?
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