Reports > State Responses to Health Worker Shortages:
Results of 2002 Survey of States > State Details
> Wyoming Task
Force, Commission or Panel - The
Commission on Nursing and Nurse Education is assessing the current state of the
nurse workforce and devising strategies to address shortages.
For more information:
Toni Decklever, 307-771-2256 or tsdhoc@aol.com
Career
Ladder Development - Wyoming
has hospital-based efforts to develop a flexible career advancement system. Programs
are available to allow CNAs to complete nursing degrees/
Marketing
Health Careers - The
Health Occupations Consortium has a program to market health careers to high school
students.
Data
Collection - The
Department of Employment and the Long Term Care Association currently have the
most extensive data on Wyoming’s health workforce, with information on salary,
nurse/patient ratios and nursing turnover at health care facilities.
Other - Wyoming
healthcare facilities in conjunction with the Wyoming Nurses Association hosted
a teleconference town hall meeting open to all health professionals and administrators
on health workforce shortages.
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