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Retention: Employers face high rates of turnover for LPNs, certified nursing assistants (CNAs), and RNs. This is particularly challenging for employers in Greater Minnesota; they find it challenging to attract qualified nurses because they cannot always offer salaries that are competitive with the salaries offered in the Twin Cities. Additionally, as mentioned above, many LPNs and CNAs become RNs for career advancement opportunities. This creates a constant shortage in LPN and CNA positions.

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"I was just thinking from the acute-care setting perspective, we've really been trying to recruit the traditional bachelor prepared nurses because we feel like we are going to get some more of that critical thinking or that broad-picture view. And our struggle, in the Brainerd area is—while the data that was presented showed a pretty even mix—in our geographic area that doesn't exist. So, that's something that we have to recruit for." Central
"I don't want to undermine the wage, but the reality is that we, in the lab, are getting paid a lot less. So, we are seeing people leaving the laboratory to go into nursing." Central
"I'm thinking of the turnover rate in these positions. I've experimented a little bit with pre-testing applicants over the course of the last year to see if we can make a dent. And we made a slight dent. But I wonder if we are able to take that into the educational format in terms of some pre-testing, in terms of predictability of these candidates that we are schooling, and where they might track? If we can help them track, then we can develop concentrations for them so that they are better prepared." Central
"We have a nice surplus of RNs right now because the hospitals were going for the baccalaureate degree nurses, so we picked up all of the others that were laid-off. The LPNs, we need that extra surplus because they don't stay with us very long. And I'm afraid when the economy gets better, if it does, we are going to see a lot of our nursing assistants leave because they can go to McDonalds and get a better salary. So, I do have concerns about our future, and I hope that you don't decide to reduce the size of your classes that you are educating just because of what your data is showing." Central