The Kentucky Nurses Association plans to ask the State Legislature to enact a safe staffing model. That means having a suitable number of nurses available at all times across the continuum of care with a proper mix of education, skills, and experience. Delanor Manson is chief executive officer for the KNA. She said there’s a need for 20,000 nurses over the next two years. Mason said that’s not going to happen, but a nurse emeritus program may help..
“Maybe bringing back retired nurses who don’t want to work a 12-hours shift or an 8-hour shift. But, they may want to work a creative four-hour shift or two-hour shift, doing something different than what they did when they were working, say at the bedside,” said Manson.
