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| Foreign nurses: A viable alternative?
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses...." The immortal words of Emma Lazarus have welcomed generations of immigrants to American shores. But the Statue of Liberty is not the only one greeting today's immigrants. Hundreds of healthcare organizations, from acute care hospitals to long-term care facilities, have opened their doors to foreign-trained nurses.
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| What are some successful floating policies?
| | While this approach fulfills immediate short-term needs, floating to a different specialty or subspecialty presents nurses with a new set of challenges. It not only requires the ability to adapt to new procedures and protocols, depending on the unit, but it may also involve caring for more patients at different acuity levels. In the following discussion, a seasoned acute care
executive and staffing agency representative offer some floating strategies to help foster harmony among staff yet
assure that the delivery of care is never
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| | | Will the new overtime rules affect staffing patterns?
| | | The Department of Labor's (DOL) FairPay Overtime Initiative went into effect on Monday, August 23, 2004. Though the definition of "blue collar worker" has been more clearly distinguished to afford security to first responders—such as police officers, firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and licensed practical nurses (LPNs), regardless of experience, training, or pay level—it does not include a provision offering the same benefit to registered nurses (RNs). What does this mean for RNs and the facilities in which they practice? |
| | | How is orientation different with regard to travelers?
| | | Unlike new, permanent employees who may have two weeks to three months-or longer in some cases-to become accustomed to unfamiliar settings and protocols, travelers are presented with a brief induction and ordinarily expected to hit the ground running within a few hours to five days. Similarly, how supplemental staff is prepared for practicing within specific units tends to differ from approaches used to orient recently hired, regular personnel. |
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