Organizing/Conceptual Framework Nightingale’s “philosophy of nursing” and the essentials of “OMEGA-7” provide the conceptual frame- work for critical thinking in approaching health and the nursing process. Developing this practical nursing program is consistent with the documents below: • Oregon Health Career Center: LPN Supply & Demand: The Future of Licensed Practical Nurses in Oregon, by Karen Burke, RN, MS, Community College Healthcare Action Plan (CCHAP) Consultant, January 2004: 1. …anticipating practical nurses needed in long-term care, acute care in rural communities. 2. …would like more long-term care clinical practice experience. 3. …developing additional stand-alone practical nursing programs in Oregon is one important strategy to increase the supply of LPNs to meet projected needs. • Oregon Nursing Leadership Council (ONLC) Strategic Plan: Solutions to Oregon’s Nursing Shortage: 4. …national and state-level studies of nursing workforce project a significant shortage of Registered Nurses by 2010. 5. …redesign nursing education to meet more directly the changing health care needs of Oregonians. 6. …efficient use of faculty, facility, and technical resources will be enhanced through collaboration between and among community college and baccalaureate programs. The Demand for Nursing Professionals in Oregon: 2016: Oregon Center for Nursing (OCN): • To present Oregon nursing supply and demand data, the 2016 Nursing Health Workforce Model developed by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) was used to make projections about demand for nurses by healthcare sector, including several scenarios for the supply of nurses in Oregon through 2025. • 2015 Nurse Employer Characteristics: Types of Nurses Employed: - Hospital and Health Systems: LPNs: 65.2%; RNs: 100.0% - Long Term Care: LPNs: 98.0%; RNs: 100.0% - Home Health and Hospice: LPNs: 29.4%; RNs: 100% - Public Health: 69.6%; RNs: 100.0% • The nursing workforce sector that will experience the greatest growth is long term care, which is projected to increase in demand for nursing by an average of 4.2% annually between 2015 and 2025 for a total of 42.1% growth. • More than 70% of the entire nursing workforce will be needed to address the increasing acute and long-term
care needs of Oregonians by 2025.
Oregon Center for Nursing (OCN) May 2002 Reform Facts 1. …include considerable expansion of both LPN and nursing assistant programs to increase the availability of the care providers to assist the new RN in this complex health care environment. 2. …access to wide range of clinical simulation resources will enable participating programs to improve clinical learning experiences without increasing reliance on the over- stressed clinical facilities. 3. …a greater emphasis on clinical immersion experiences in the final year of the program will allow more “real life” practice.Characteristics of the Nursing Workforce in Oregon – 2016: Oregon Center for Nursing (OCN): • Major challenges facing Oregon’s nursing workforce include: - Aging population in Oregon
- Aging nursing and healthcare workforce - Significant shortages of nursing faculty - Changes to healthcare reform laws
Curriculum Design The design of the curriculum and organizing framework for the practical nursing program is based on the elements of five major documents: • Oregon State Board of Nursing: (OSBN) Nurse Practice Act, Division 21: Standards for the Approval of Educational Programs in Nursing Preparing Candidates for Licensure as Practical or Registered Nurses. • National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc., (April 2017) Test Plan for the National Council Licensure Examination for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses (NCLEX-PN Examination). • Core Curriculum Committee of Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) Course • Guidelines for Undergraduate Instruction of Human Anatomy and Physiology. • Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not, by Florence Nightingale. The curriculum at Sumner College Practical Nursing Program is based on the domains of person, health, environment and nursing for theory and practice. The course content and clinical experience is congruent with: The OSBN Division 21 standards (biological, applied, social, and behavioral sciences and humanities minimum of 18 quarter credits; and clinical practicum minimum of 12 quarter credits).
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