Building nursing workforce capacity— staying on course

Building research capacity in the nursing workforce: the design and evaluation of the nurse researcher role

Objectives The Nurse Researcher Project (NRP) was initiated to support development of a nursing research and evidence based practice culture in Cancer Care Services (CCS) in a large tertiary hospital in Australia. The position was established and evaluated to inform future directions in the organisation. Background The demand for quality cancer care has been expanding over the past decades. Nur...

Staying the course: facility and profession retention among nursing assistants in nursing homes.

OBJECTIVES High turnover rates among nursing assistants (NAs) in nursing homes have costly implications for facility operation and quality, and low rates of NA profession retention can deplete the stock of experienced staff. This study assessed the extent to which the same factors are associated with NAs' intent to leave a particular job versus the NA profession. METHODS We used data for 2,32...

Geriatric Workforce Capacity: A Pending Crisis for Nursing Home Residents

INTRODUCTION The nursing home (NH) population in the US has grown to 1.6 million people and is expected to double by 2030. While 88.3% of NH residents are over 65, the elders aged 85 and more have become the principal group. This demographic change has increased the already high rates of chronic diseases and functional disabilities in NH residents. METHODS This study reviewed the supply of ge...

Staying the course.

Training, Coaching and Beyond: Building Capacity in Your Wraparound Workforce

A wraparound has continued to grow and expand, so has the variation among wraparound projects. This variation may be driven by political circumstances as they play out in funding and organizational options. It also may be driven by bureaucratic and administrative issues such as those related to Medicaid funding or state licensing requirements. Variation can also be fueled by human resource conc...