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2. Nursing agency - Wikipedia

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   In the United Kingdom, there are two sources of supplementary nurses - nurse banks and nursing agencies. The former provides nurses paid on as "hours as required" basis and is often contracted to fill planned or unplanned shortfalls in staffing. [1] Agency nurses, on the other hand, are employed through third-party agencies.

3. Unlicensed assistive personnel - Wikipedia

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   UAPs must be delegated responsibilities. The nurses are ultimately accountable for all the care patients receive as a result of their delegating. [5] Due to the nursing shortage and to reduce the heavy workload placed on nurses, delegating tasks to UAPs and other nursing staff such as licensed practical nurses (LPNs) is crucial. [1] [6]

4. Allied health professions - Wikipedia

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   The organization of International Chief Health Professions Officers (ICHPO) [3] developed a widely-used definition of the allied health professions: Allied Health Professions are a distinct group of health professionals who apply their expertise to prevent disease transmission, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate people of all ages and all specialties.

5. Locum - Wikipedia

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   A locum, or locum tenens, is a person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another; the term is especially used for physicians or clergy. [1] For example, a locum tenens physician is a physician who works in the place of the regular physician. Locum tenens is a Latin phrase meaning "place holding", akin to the French lieutenant.

6. Labour hire - Wikipedia

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   Labour hire is a form of employment in which an employer directs their de jure employees ("labour hire employees", or "agency workers") to perform work at an external workplace, belonging to a client of the legal employer. [1] [2] A labour-hire agency employs workers who are then "on-hired" to perform labour for a second party organisation.

7. Clinical nurse specialist - Wikipedia

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   A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice nurse who can provide advice related to specific conditions or treatment pathways.According to the International Council of Nurses (ICN), an Advanced Practice Nurse is a registered nurse who has acquired the expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies for expanded practice, the characteristics of ...