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About MSNC CO
HISTORY
In 1997, NAPNES formed the Multi-Skilled
Nursing Care Certification Organization (MSNC CO) to
administer its Long-Term Care Certification program.
MSNC CO is not a member organization. It has an Administrative
Board that serves the Long-Term Care Certification Board
and the Pharmacology Certification Board.
In 1999, MSNC CO identified the need
for a Research Center devoted exclusively to collecting
and analyzing and reporting data regarding licensed
practical/vocational nurses as well as data regarding
other health care givers that participate in nursing
care at any level other than registered nursing.
FACT SHEET
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Quality of Care and LP/LVNs
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LPN education concentrates on
clinical care at the bedside based on fundamentals
of biological sciences.
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Basic Nursing care at the bedside
is provided by LP/LVNs who are educated in over
1100 programs of education in the US.
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Basic nursing care now includes
all kinds of patient medications and certification
from the National Association of Practical Nurse
Education and Service (NAPNES) is available to ensure
that LP/LVNs are competent in this area.
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The numbers of aged and chronically
ill are increasing and over five thousand LP/LVNs
in Nursing Homes have earned certification in Long
Term Care from NAPNES
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LP/LVNs stay in rural hospitals
and nursing homes longer than other levels of nurses,
ensuring consistent care and availability of nurses.
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LP/LVNs are educated and licensed
by the profession of Nursing.
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A recent study from Harvard University
on quality of care and levels of nurse staffing
showed that nurses -- regardless of their level
of education -- could influence quality of care.*
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The Harvard study on quality
of nursing care in acute care hospitals showed that
LP/LVNs and Nurse Aides contributed to the quality
of care of patients in acute care hospitals.*
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The Harvard study was commissioned
through the Institute of Medicine study 1999. The
Institute recommended that any study on the quality
of nursing care include LP/LVNs and Nursing Aides.
This support for LP/LVNs was a direct result of
Congressman Waxman initiative in the 1990 nursing
shortage to sponsor a bill to fund nursing assistants
to become LP/LVNs as part of solutions to future
nursing shortages.
*Needleman J., Buerhaus P.I., Mattke S., et al: Nurse
Staffing and Patient Outcomes in Hospitals February
28, 2001, Harvard School of Public Health.
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CURRENT
CERTIFICATIONS
Pharmacology
Long-Term
Care
Click on any of the links above for more
details about the specific certification
program.
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