MILWAUKEE, WI – The Wisconsin Center for Nursing is pleased to announce the release of the Wisconsin 2019 LPN Workforce Survey Report. Wisconsin’s 10,512 licensed practical nurses (LPN) completed the survey. The report provides key information on the status of the LPN workforce and highlights important demographic, education, and employment findings.
The 2019 Wisconsin LPN Workforce Survey is required by Wisconsin State Statute. The survey is conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, and the Wisconsin Center for Nursing. A team led by Professor Barbara Bowers from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Nursing, completed the analysis.
The report provides an overview of the LPN workforce demographics by Wisconsin Department of Health Services regions, including employment and education patterns. It also identifies that 66.8% of LPNs have emergency preparedness training, provided primarily by their employer; however, fewer than 1% identified holding membership in the Medical Reserve Corps or Wisconsin Emergency Assistance Registry.
As Wisconsin experiences the current coronavirus pandemic, we also face an impending nursing workforce shortage. This is especially significant for nursing homes, the dominant employer of LPNs. Based on the findings, implications for practice, education, and policy are highlighted. A key implication is that healthcare organizations, in partnership with schools of nursing and communities, should emphasize recruitment, retention, and succession planning for optimum LPN utilization.
Read the full report at Wisconsin 2019 LPN Survey Report
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The Wisconsin Center for Nursing is a 501c3 non-profit organization that was created in 2006 to engage nurse and healthcare organizations, public and private academic programs, government agencies and related service providers to work together as collaborative partners in an effort to ensure an adequate, competent and diverse nursing workforce for the people of Wisconsin.