Hanging on: New program hopes to keep older nurses on the job in Michigan
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, October 27, 2006
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A simple change of scenery may help curb the growing nursing shortage in Michigan.
A new program at Michigan State University's School of Nursing will seek to move aging nurses into clinics, home-based care, or doctor's offices after the physical and emotional strain of working at a hospital becomes too much to handle. The program, called "Nursing for Life: The RN Career Transition Program," is funded by $375,000 in grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Northwest Health Foundation, and the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation.
The training will include both Web work and on-the-job training. The program should be off the ground in about a year, and, hopefully, will help end the shortage that experts say could be as high as 7,000 RNs in the next three years.
Sources: Kalamazoo Gazette and WLNS.com (MI)
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