Addressing Workforce Needs in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Skilled nursing centers are changing from providing custodial/palliative care to providing medically complex care administered by interdisciplinary teams. Higher patient acuity demands an exponential increase in the number and qualifications for the workforce in post-acute care settings. Although procuring an adequate number and type of workforce is being addressed, not enough is being done to address the increased knowledge and skills needed by all roles in these settings. This paper describes why it is critical to address the latter, particularly for nurse leaders, and how 1 post-acute care setting is doing this.
Source: Nurse Leader - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research