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Nurse responses to re-tooling practice, education, and management roles
1Carolina Women's Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599, USA.
Background:
The purpose of this article is to report the results of a survey conducted by one of the nine Area Health Education Centers in North Carolina to inform regional work force planning by ascertaining nurses' views of the need to re-tool for practice, education, and management roles.
Method:
A work force planning group represented by nursing service and education surveyed 1,050 nurses. Four hundred thirty-two (41%) nurses responded: 87% believed they needed to re-tool and 92% were willing to do so.
Results:
Critical thinking was rated as very important to nurse managers, staff RNs, and LPNs, and educators rated teaching as the area most in need of re-tooling.
Conclusion:
Nurses are clearly interested in re-tooling. Staff development, continuing education, and degree programs can respond to this willingness.
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