{"title":"Advancing Correctional Health Care: The Imperative of LPN Advancement to RN.","authors":"Jessica K Young","doi":"10.1089/jchc.24.03.0025","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This opinion consolidates regulatory frameworks, legal cases, workforce data, and research studies to advocate for the advancement of licensed practical nurses to registered nurses within correctional health care. By emphasizing adherence to nursing scope of practice and proposing a sustainable workforce development model, this article aims to enhance patient care and elevate standards in correctional facilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":73693,"journal":{"name":"Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care","volume":" ","pages":"363-367"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1089/jchc.24.03.0025","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/11/6 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This opinion consolidates regulatory frameworks, legal cases, workforce data, and research studies to advocate for the advancement of licensed practical nurses to registered nurses within correctional health care. By emphasizing adherence to nursing scope of practice and proposing a sustainable workforce development model, this article aims to enhance patient care and elevate standards in correctional facilities.