What’s Happening with Nurse Staffing? (Free Webinar)

Overview

Safe nurse staffing is a long-standing complex issue affecting both patients and nurses. Patient needs and the care environment change continually requiring flexible nurse-driven solutions to staffing. Given the variability in settings of care or situations, there is not a one-size-fits-all solution to staffing. ANA’s revised Principle’s for Nurse Staffing (3rd edition) serves as a high-level overview of the principles to inform a deeper dive into the elements needed for appropriate staffing. Attend this webinar to hear how to use the revised principles in day-to-day nursing practice and as a guide to inform nurse-driven solutions to attain appropriate nurse staffing.

Key Learning Outcomes

1. Identify factors that impact the link between appropriate nurse staffing and better patient outcomes
2. Identify appropriate evaluation data for determining staffing levels and skill mix

Presented By

Melanie Duffy, MSN, RN, CCRN, CCNS, FCNS
Melanie Duffy is a Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) with over 30 years of experience. She was a member of ANA’s Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics and the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association’s Cabinet on Nursing Practice and Professional Development. Melanie is the author/co-author of several publications including the 2014 ANA edition of Delegation and YOU and is the primary editor of Clinical Nurse Specialist Toolkit. She is a past president of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) and chaired the NACNS Legislative/Regulatory Committee for several years. Melanie is politically active at the state and national levels. She co-authored legislation that resulted in title protection for Clinical Nurse Specialists in Pennsylvania and co-authored legislation that is seeking to establish a scope of practice for CNSs in the Commonwealth. Melanie participated on the committee that developed ANA’s 2019 Principles for Nurse Staffing, Third Edition.

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