September 23, 2014
Pennsylvania Action Coalition
And
Pennsylvania Department of Health – Bureau of Health
Planning, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, and
the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
Welcome!
Institute of Medicine 2010
Goals of the Action Coalition
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Increase the Diversity of the Nursing
Workforce in PA
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Increase diversity of nursing
student population in State
Increase the numbers of nurses with
Baccalaureate Degrees in Nursing
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Academic Progression to BSN
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Increase in Generic BSN Entry
• State Databases
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Nursing Workforce Database
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Nursing Student Database
Update on Current Pennsylvania Action Coalition Efforts
Nursing Diversity Council
• Videos for Recruitment of Diverse Students into
Nursing as a Career
https://vimeo.com/105980000
• Possible Collaboration with the Pennsylvania School
Counselors Association
• Cultural Competence Education and Awareness Survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PADiverse
• Cultural Competence Conference(s) Fall 2015
Possible Host site: Robert Morris University
Update on Current Pennsylvania Action Coalition Efforts
Nursing Student Database
• Diploma Schools of Nursing
• Associate Degree Nursing Programs
• Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
• Master’s Degree in Nursing – APRN Programs
• Master’s Degree in Nursing – Non-APRN Programs
• Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Programs – APRN
• Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Programs – Non-APRN
• PhD in Nursing Programs
Nursing Student Database – Items
(Center for Survey Research– Institute for State and Regional Affairs)
ITEM
Female
Male
Race: White
Race: Black
Race: Asian
Race: American Indian/Alaskan Native
Race: Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
Race: Other – two or more races
Race: Other
Race: Unidentified (None Identified; no answer)
Ethnicity: Latino/Hispanic
Ethnicity: Non- Latino/Non-Hispanic
Ethnicity: Unidentified
(None Identified; no answer)
Admissions AY
Graduates AY
California
Colorado
Utah
Virginia
Others…
Demographic Profile RNs in PA per RAC
Diversity Analysis of RNs in PA per RAC
Pennsylvania Nursing Workforce Database
(RN Relicensure Data)
2010-2011– Demographic Data per Regional Action Coalition
Longitudinal Trend
Analysis
Evaluation of Action Plan
Outcomes over Time
Top Flight Media – Contract 2015
2013 Report
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Gender
Race
Ethnicity
Highest nursing education
PN license prior to RN license?
Completed an APRN program?
State Certification in APRN role?
Currently pursuing nursing education?
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Type of nursing program?
APRN program?
Medical interpretation?
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Types of languages?
Future Reports
ADD from current survey:
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Age
Type of educational program that
qualified you for your first RN license?
Item 11c – national certification?
Item 11g – practice in a primary care
setting?
Item 11h – barriers to your practice?
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Types of barriers?
Item 18a – employment status
Item 18b – Type of job
Item 25 – Length of employment?
Expand to include those employed in health care
(Direct, Indirect) as well as those employed but
NOT in Direct or Indirect health care
Suggestions for RN Relicensure Survey
Possible Changes – Language of Item 11
• Do you hold certification in this role from a national
nursing organization?
• Are you certified by the Pennsylvania State Board of
Nursing as a CRNP?
• Are you certified by the Pennsylvania State Board of
Nursing as a CNS?
• Are you licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of
Medical Examiners as a CNM?
• Are you certified as a Registered Nurse Anesthetist by the
Council on Certification?
Please Consider
• New and edited items for RN Relicensure Survey
• Providing the PA Action Coalition with RN data separated
into nine files corresponding to the nine Regional Action
Coalitions
– Data fields based on recommendations for pilot study, 2013
• Consider annual nursing program diversity surveys to RN
nursing programs and to RN-to-Baccalaureate nursing
programs
– Mandatory for all Generic Programs Leading to Licensure: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
Data for all admission students and graduates in each academic year
– RN-to-Baccalaureate Nursing Programs: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Data for all
admission students and graduates in each academic year
Pennsylvania Action Coalition
To provide annual reports on Demographic Profiles of
RNs per Regional Action Coalitions
And
Diversity profiles of RNs per Regional Action
Coalitions
Nurses’ Contributions to the Health of Pennsylvanians will increase in the
future – But only through PARTNERSHIPS with COLLEAGUES
Thank you!