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Consider the questions below. If you have personal experiences or stories related to nursing shortages, staff retention, and the inclusion of CNAs and LPNs in healthcare teams, share examples to support your perspective.
a. What are the ethical considerations and implications of using CNAs and LPNs to address nursing shortages, and how do these relate to patient safety, quality of care, and the healthcare workforce?
b. In this episode, what ethical principles or values are at stake for hospital administrators, the nurse educator, the nursing team, and the patients?
c. Imagine you are a nurse educator or part of the hospital administration team. How would you approach the integration of CNAs and LPNs into your nursing staff to combat the nursing shortage? What ethical principles would guide your decision-making process?