In the hospital, the nurse has others right there, doctors in the immediate area. It is these community-based nurses who have to function on a broader base that the Penn State New Kensington program is designed to attract. We are rebuilding the program in light of the changing times, Balog says. Nurses are now known as Knowledge workers . . . And the changes are coming at an ever-increasing rate.
Hospitals release patients more quickly, as a result they go home sicker.
The result is that more care than ever before is being overseen by RNs, who must supervise LPNs, nurses aides and unlicensed personnel . The nursing profession is changing, Balog says. So must nursing education. At Penn State New Kensington, it is. Thank you for visiting Penn State New Kensington.