Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
We are offering
a Boot Camp for
NPs and other
health care
providers to
encourage
collaboration
among
professionals
and bring down
silos. Within our
DNP program,
we are
incorporating
faculty from
different
disciplines to
team-teach and
teach various
courses.
 Monmouth
University
West Long
Branch, NJ
To address the faculty
shortage, we are proud to
have received a RWJF/JNJI
grant, which enabled us to
offer an enhanced MSN in
Education program to
nurse scholars. We are
sustaining the program for
future MSN in Education
majors. We also offer
courses off campus.
 Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
We are
collaborating with
area hospitals to
start a residency
program for recent
BSN graduates.
 Monmouth
University
West Long Branch,
NJ
To facilitate
progression in the
upper BSN, BSN-toMSN Direct, and
MSN programs,
many courses are
provided in hybrid
and online format.
 Monmouth
University
West Long Branch,
NJ
New DNP
program started
in the summer of
2011 with a
cohort of
students. This
program provide
students with
skills to help
shape health
policy.
 Monmouth
University
West Long
Branch, NJ
The Center for
Professional
Development
offers continuing
education to
nurses at all
levels and
enables nurses
to practice at
their highest
level. They are
exposed to new
technology and
modalities in
health care.
 Monmouth
University
West Long
Branch, NJ
Graduates of our
DNP program are
prepared as
leaders who will
influence and
improve health
care.
 Monmouth
University
West Long Branch,
NJ
Our student
learning and
program
outcomes are
outstanding. Our
retention rate
has averaged
76%, and our
Our program was
accredited by
NLNAC in 2010
and was given
several
exemplaries that
focused on faculty
credentials and
We anticipate that
expanding the pool of
nurses will increase the
number of students in
graduate programs to help
offset the nursing faculty
shortage.
 SUNY Delhi
SUNY Delhi
launched a fully
online RN-to-BSN
program in January
2008. The design of
this studentcentered program is
one of quality;
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Evidence-based
research and
informatics is
taught in the BSN,
MSN, and DNP
programs.
 Monmouth
University
West Long
Branch, NJ
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Delhi, NY
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
flexible scheduling
that meets the needs
of working
professionals by
allowing students to
advance in the
program part-time
or full-time, with
opportunities to
begin the program
in Fall, Spring, or
Summer semesters.
The program
provides easy to use,
Web-supported
classes with
technical assistance;
a state of the art
curriculum
delivered by a
faculty with the
highest credentials
in the field; and
affordable SUNY
tuition rates. We
have successfully
implemented all of
the services that an
online program
requires: a
practicum program
where students can
complete these
requirements in
their own
community, a stateof-the-art learning
management
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
graduation rate
has exceeded the
national
standard. Our
student,
graduate, and
employer
evaluations have
revealed a high
level of
satisfaction.
 SUNY Delhi
Delhi, NY
scholarship,
student services,
and curriculum.
SUNY Delhi has
implemented a
quality program
that that has had
an extraordinary
impact on nursing
education in New
York State and
reflects the IOM
recommendations.
 SUNY Delhi
Delhi, NY
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
system, technical
support, electronic
journals, a strong
advisement model,
and tutoring. We
currently have 510
students enrolled.
 SUNY Delhi
Delhi, NY
In 2010, Gateway
Community College,
in addition to the
other 4 CT
Community Colleges
at that time,
implemented a
common curriculum
for all Associate
degree programs.
The common
curriculum also
includes common
admission standards
and policies, which
allows students to
transition easily
from one college site
to another. This has
also allowed us to
develop
comprehensive and
enhanced
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
articulation
agreements with all
the
colleges/universities
in the state. In
addition, Dual
Admission
agreements with all
colleges and
universities in the
State of CT for RNto-BSN and RN-toMSN pathways were
developed and
instituted. These
dual admission
agreements allow
students in our
program to
seamlessly
articulate into either
a BSN or MSN
program. We have
had an increased
number of students
take advantage of
this and continue
their education
immediately after
graduation.
Gateway Community
College also
implemented a FastTrack LPN-to-RN
initiative in which
the LPN student can
complete the
Associate degree RN
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
program in 12
months from time of
acceptance to time
of graduation (2
semesters). Prior to
this, it took the LPN
student 2 years to
complete an RN
program. This
initiative was
funded by the Annie
E. Casey Foundation.
The grant allowed
for tuition
reimbursement to
the LPN students to
offset the cost of the
education. We have
had an increased
number of LPN
applicants who have
taken advantage of
this initiative and
have significantly
increased the
number of LPNs
accepted to the
program.
 Gateway
Community College
North Haven, CT
Bay State College is
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
All faculty
Four students
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
in the planning
stages of creating an
RN-to-BSN program,
which is slated to
start in 2014. The
philosophy of the
program will be
based on the
Massachusetts
Nurse of the Future
Initiative which
evolved from the
RWJ/IOM The
Future of Nursing:
Leading Change,
Advancing Health.
The goal is to
support our AD
students and others
with seamless
access to advance in
the field of nursing.
Nursing students
currently take
Anatomy &
Physiology courses
with Physical
Therapy and
Medical Assisting
students. There are
plans in the works
for these students to
complete a disaster
management roleplay concurrently to
further support
teamwork and
collaboration.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
engage in
ongoing
professional
development
both through the
college's on
campus
continuing
education
programs, the
most recent of
which was a
workshop about
developing and
assessing critical
thinking skills in
student writing
conducted by
the Center for
Faculty
Excellence, as
well as funded
off campus
training and
academic
programs
pertinent to
their specialties.
from the class of
2012 are going to
Guatemala with
International
Volunteer HQ for
their Spring Break
where they will
have the
opportunity to
work alongside
doctors and nurses
in rural health care
clinics to provide
basic medical care,
take Spanish
language lessons,
and develop their
leadership skills
through
interaction with
other health care
professionals and
patients.
 Bay State College
Boston, MA
All students are
members of the
National Student
Nurses’
Association
(NSNA), which
provides
educational
resources,
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
 Bay State College
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
leadership
opportunities,
and career
guidance. The
membership
fees were
included in the
Bay State
College School of
Nursing budget.
Also, 2 student
delegates are
sent to the
annual NSNA
conference.
 Bay State
College
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Dr. Denise Seigart,
the Co-Chair for the
Maryland Action
Coalition subcommittee on
increasing doctoral
preparation of
nurses, has been
active, along with
other committee
members, in
increasing the
funding available for
nurses to pursue
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
The committee
is working to
increase the
number of
students
pursuing BSN
and MSN
degrees. Our
Associate Dean
of Graduate and
Professional
Programs, Dr.
Judith Feustle, is
active on the
Stevenson faculty
also consistently
integrate
leadership content
throughout the
curriculum, to
ensure that nurses
in all levels of our
programs are
prepared to lead
change and
advance the health
of their
communities.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
doctoral education
by working closely
with the Maryland
Higher Education
Commission. The
committee has
surveyed local
colleges and
universities to
determine barriers
to the pursuit of
doctoral education,
and is currently
working to reduce
these barriers.
 Stevenson
University
Stevenson, MD
Maryland subcommittee
involved in
increasing the
number of
nurses with a
BSN. Stevenson
University is
also expanding
our online RNto-BS program
and recently
started an online
MS program to
facilitate more
movement of
nurses into the
educational
system.
 Stevenson
University
Stevenson, MD
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
 Stevenson
University
Stevenson, MD
The following
student learning
outcomes provide
the framework
that directs and
informs the
nursing
curriculum at
SFCC. The
importance of each
outcome is
introduced,
emphasized, and
reinforced in an
organized and
thoughtful
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
manner. The
faculty
collaboratively
developed “The
Seven ‘C’s of
Caring at SFCC”
based on their
shared philosophy
of nursing and
nursing education.
This model
integrates the
National League
for Nursing’s
Outcomes and
Competencies
(2010) for
graduates of
associate degree
programs in
nursing, the
Quality and Safety
Education for
Nurses (QSEN,
2011)
competencies for
pre-licensure
programs, and the
Florida
Department of
Education
Curriculum
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Framework for
Associate Degree
Programs (20112012).
1. COMPETENCE:
The student will
demonstrate
competence
through the
delivery of safe
nursing care that is
based on sound
judgment, current
evidence, and the
utilization of upto-date
technology.
2. COMPASSION:
The student will
show compassion
through advocacy
and respect for the
values, needs, and
preferences of
individual clients
and families.
3. CONFIDENCE:
The student will
develop
confidence
through inquiry,
interdisciplinary
collaboration, and
clinical reasoning
in simulated
learning
environments and
varied health care
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
practice settings to
ensure the
provision of
quality nursing
care.
4. CONSCIENCE:
The student will
apply legal and
ethical principles
based on
professional
nursing standards
while recognizing
personal
limitations,
exhibiting
integrity, and
valuing the
contributions of
others.
5. COMMITMENT:
The student will
demonstrate
commitment to
excellence through
professionalism,
leadership,
ownership of one’s
practice, and
dedication to
lifelong learning.
6.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Network with area
health care facilities
to integrate quality
improvement in the
ASN and RN-to-BSN
curriculum.
 Louisiana State
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Promote
awareness of
our RN-to-BSN
program
through
advising;
facilitate
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
COMMUNICATION:
The student will
utilize effective
forms of
communication
including
networking
strategies and
informatics to
continuously
improve the
quality and safety
of nursing care for
clients, families,
and communities.
7. CULTURE: The
student will
integrate
culturally sensitive
and competent
nursing care
through a holistic
approach that is
client-centered
and practiced
within the context
of family and
community.
 South Florida
Community College
Avon Park, FL
Integrate key
messages into
nursing
curriculum to
create student
awareness of the
IOM report and
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Faculty
development
related to QSEN
competencies,
integration of
QSEN
competencies
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
University at
Alexandria
Alexandria, LA
Ocean County
College (OCC) and
Kean University are
collaborating to
provide a BSN
degree program in
Ocean County. The
new Ocean Kean
Program blends the
existing OCC
associate degree
program with the
Kean upper division
BSN completion
program forming a
seamless generic
BSN program.
Students who
successfully
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
transition of ASN
to RN-to-BSN
curriculum.
 Louisiana State
University at
Alexandria
Alexandria, LA
recommendations.
 Louisiana State
University at
Alexandria
Alexandria, LA
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
throughout ASN
and RN-to-BSN
program,
interdisciplinary
simulation
scenarios
including
pharmacy tech
and ASN students.
 Louisiana State
University at
Alexandria
Alexandria, LA
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
complete this
program will receive
a BSN from Kean
University and be
eligible to sit for
NCLEX-RN upon
graduation. It is
anticipated that the
first cohort will be
enrolled as early as
Fall 2014. The
blended program
increases the
opportunity for
students in Ocean
County to receive a
baccalaureate
education affordably
and conveniently on
the campus of their
community college.
Since Ocean County
College regularly
enrolls large
numbers of nursing
students, the
blended program
increases the
percentage of Ocean
County College
students graduating
with a Kean BSN
credential. This
moves the IOM/RWJ
recommendation to
increase the
proportion of nurse
with a baccalaureate
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
degree to 80% by
2020 forward, a
result that will be
quantified with the
first and subsequent
graduating cohort(s)
of students.
 Ocean County
College & Kean
University
Toms River, NJ
At Salisbury
University, we have
focused on two
aspects of the
IOM/RWJ Future of
Nursing
recommendations:
1) increasing
enrollments in our
accelerated 2nd BS in
nursing program,
and 2) increasing
the diversity of our
2nd BS student body
by targeting
recruitment,
enrollment, and
retention of
students from
under-represented
groups. Specific
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
outcomes include
doubling the size
our the accelerated
2nd BS program,
increasing the
number of students
from ethnic
minorities from 25%
in Fall 2009 to 32%
in Fall 2011, and
increasing the
number of male
students from 15%
in Fall 2009 to 18%
in Fall 2011. A
variety of mentoring
and leadership
development
activities have also
been incorporated
into the curriculum
to foster success and
assure graduation.
Peer-peer
mentoring, linking
incoming and
returning students,
inviting students to
engage a faculty
mentor, and
establishing an
alumni network
through once per
semester lunch and
panel discussions
are examples of
activities to help
students feel
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
connected.
Leadership is
developed through
appointment of 2nd
BS degree students
to serve on each of
our departmental
committees,
underwriting
attendance at
meetings of
professional
organizations at the
state and national
level, supporting
student attendance
at regional
professional
development
workshops,
encouraging
participation in our
graduate
scholarship event to
hear master's
degree student
research
presentations, and
several course
projects. Examples
of assignments
include planning
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
The FNP
Program
requires a
course called
Power, Politics,
and Policy,
which examines
the role of the
NP according to
the NYSNPA on
the state
legislative level;
membership in
NYSNPA
strongly advised
to our graduates.
 Dominican
College
Orangeburg, NY
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
NP students are required
to complete 750 clinical
hours with one-on-one
preceptors caring for
clients across the life span.
These hours are fulfilled in
many arenas including
clinics, MD Offices, and
hospitals. Graduate exit
surveys are given and
provide data on teaching
efectiveness such as:
aptitude in lab
interpretations,
preparation for evidenced
based practice, and degree
of competency for
diagnosing and designing
care regimens for groups
of patients.
 Dominican College
Orangeburg, NY
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
and implementing a
health fair for school
aged children as
part of a pediatrics
course and in the
final 6 weeks before
graduation, serving
as a teaching
assistant for new
students in their
first med-surg
course.
 Salisbury
University
Salisbury, MD
We have 2 faculty
who are trained as
CCNE site
evaluators. We
received full
accreditation from
CCNE in October of
2010 by meeting all
standards and
having no
compliance
concerns. We send
out, review, and
implement change
based on data from
employer surveys
that are mailed on a
regular basis.
 Dominican College
Orangeburg, NY
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
The proposal for
the DNP
Program is
almost complete
and the plan is
to send it to the
NYSED Nursing
Education
Department this
semester. A fall
2013 cohort of
ten students is
planned.
 Dominican
College
Orangeburg, NY
Once a year the
nursing
administrators
meet with an
Advisory Board
representing
clinical and
community
practice
personnel to
discuss what is
needed from our
students to meet
the health care
needs of the
community-atlarge. We offer
an FNP Program
that facilitates
the transition of
baccalaureate
graduates
during their first
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
The Nursing
Division of
Dominican
College
participates in the
EBI Survey for the
purpose of
benchmarking all
areas of
baccalaureate
education. Six
comparable
schools from the
general area are
selected and
comparisons are
made. The survey
examines many
areas of BSN
education. The
Division of
Nursing pays
particular
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
year of practice.
Appropriate
curriculum
changes are
often put into
practice.
 Dominican
College
Orangeburg, NY
Chatham University offers
four different levels of
nursing education
including Pathways to
Nursing, RN-BSN, MSN,
and DNP programs.
Pathways is a collaborative
approach aimed at
increasing the number of
nurses with a
baccalaureate degree in
nursing.
Pathways students
dually enroll in the
University and a
local diploma school
of nursing. They are
eligible for licensure
following
completion of the
third year of the
program and
complete the RNBSN component of
Those who have
earned a BSN
from Chatham or
another
institution are
eligible for
admission into
Chatham’s MSN
program, which
will be delivered
online beginning
in fall 2013. The
Chatham’s low
residency DNP
program focuses
on evidence-based
practice for the
purpose of
advancing health.
The curriculum
requires that
students design
and actually
implement an
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
attention to
student
assessment of
curriculum,
preparedness, as
well as retention
rates, graduation
rates, and
admission
criteria. Plans are
underway for
integrating ethics
and genomics in
the
undergraduate
curriculum in the
near future.
 Dominican
College
Orangeburg, NY
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
 Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA
Jacksonville University has
initiated several innovative
projects that address the
RWJ/IOM
recommendations.
Simulation is being utilized
to introduce students to
leadership concepts. A
series of simulations with
objectives focusing strictly
on
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
the program in
order to earn a BSN
degree during the
fourth year.
Chatham also offers
an option for degree
completion to those
who are already
registered nurses.
The RN-BSN
program promotes
access to a higher
level of nursing
education by the
practicing nurse
because it is
delivered online and
nursing courses are
offered in 7-week
blocks.
 Chatham
University
Pittsburgh, PA
newly revised
MSN curriculum
is based on the
most recent set
of performance
competencies
from the
American
Association of
Colleges of
Nursing (AACN,
2011) and
includes
specialty tracks
in informatics,
nursing
education, and
leadership. The
program was
created to
facilitate a
seamless
transition from
BSN to DNP.
 Chatham
University
Pittsburgh, PA
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
evidence-based
practice change
project that has
implications for
health care
decision makers.
The DNP
curriculum is
delivered online
and students
complete the
clinical portion of
the program in a
clinical setting that
aligns with their
area of clinical
practice.
 Chatham
University
Pittsburgh, PA
A peermentoring
program was
developed to
provide support
to new students
while providing
leadership
opportunities
for upper level
nursing
Two graduate
students in the
SON MSN
administrative
track are working
with the RWJ
scholars in
offering leadership
seminars to
enhance their
exposure to
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Facilitate
students to
practice in care
delivery models
in which nurses,
physicians, and
other health
professionals
collaborate with
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
leadership/communication
competencies were
developed. Students
participate in these
simulations beginning in
their sophomore year. The
simulations address
increasingly complex
leadership topics as the
students progress through
the program. Jacksonville
University School of
Nursing has collaborated
with community educators
in acute care facilities to
determine competency
gaps. These "gap" areas
have been incorporated
into both the leadership
and mandatory skills
check-offs.
 Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL
Prepare students to collect
and manage nursing
focused quality indicators.
 Austin Peay State
University
Clarksville, TN
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Prepare students to
envision and
execute systems of
care that promote
patient health
outcome
improvement.
 Austin Peay State
University
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Prepare students to
measure and
document the
outcomes of their
interventions.
 Austin Peay State
University
Clarksville, TN
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Teach students
to practice as a
full partner and
collaborate with
physicians and
other health
professionals.
 Austin Peay
State University
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
students.
Mandatory skills
check-offs were
developed and
implemented
this year. These
check-offs are
short
simulations in
which students
must
demonstrate
mastery of core
skills each
semester.
 Jacksonville
University
Jacksonville, FL
community
leaders in the
greater
Jacksonville area.
In addition to the
nursing faculty,
these graduate
students serve as
resources and role
models to these
students.
 Jacksonville
University
Jacksonville, FL
We are
marketing our
RN to BSN
program to
nurses in local
health care
organizations
and community
colleges.
We are paying
tuition for our
entire faculty to
begin and
complete doctoral
study.
 Austin Peay State
University
Clarksville, TN
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
We prepare
students to
envision practice
in an evolving
health care
system; We
provide practice
opportunities in
evolving health
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
effective
delivery of care
interventions
that result in
improved
patient
outcomes.
 Austin Peay
State University
Clarksville, TN
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Clarksville, TN
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Clarksville, TN
 Austin Peay
State University
Clarksville, TN
The W. Cary
Edwards School of
Nursing promotes
seamless academic
progression by
forming
partnerships with
hospitals, associate
degree, and diploma
programs which
provide up to 80
college credits based
on the degree
and/or RN license.
All partners receive
in-state tuition and
an application fee
waiver. There is
unlimited transfer
credit for general
education courses at
the bachelor’s level
that fit into the
nursing or general
education
curriculum, with
nursing courses
being no more than
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
care systems,
such as
community
health centers for
our senior
nursing students.
 Austin Peay
State University
Clarksville, TN
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
ten years old. Each
nurse is provided a
credit evaluation
based on courses
that have been
completed prior to
application. Once a
student enrolls,
there are multiple,
flexible options to
earn credit by
demonstrating
college level
knowledge through
examinations,
completing courses
through guided
study, e-pack, flash
track, or prior
learning assessment,
as well as taking
eight online nursing
courses to complete
the BSN degree.
These options allow
students to progress
through the
program based on
their prior learning,
talent, and ability to
choose credit
options that work
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
for them.
Built into the 120credit BSN are nine
credits of graduate
level courses that
transfer into the
nursing master’s
programs. Thus,
students who
complete the BSN at
Thomas Edison State
College are able to
earn the MSN in 27
credits. A seamless
online
communication
system is provided
to nursing students
to make advisement
appointments,
register for classes,
and place requests
for technology or
other assistance.
The average student
completes nine
credits per year
attending part-time,
with most students
being employed fulltime. Undergraduate
students complete
the BSN in
approximately two
years, while
graduate students
complete the MSN in
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
about three years.
About 30% of the
students enter
graduate school
upon completion of
the undergraduate
program, going up to
50% after five years.
Over 100 nursing
students graduate
and enter the
workforce with a
BSN or MSN degree
per year.
 Thomas Edison
State College
Trenton, NJ
Graduates of
nursing programs
in the San
Francisco Bay Area
have experienced
significant
difficulty finding
employment for the
past three years. As
part of a regional
project, we
enrolled 132 new
pre-licensure
graduates in a
transition to
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
professional
practice (T2P)
program consisting
of a 15-week, 3unit academic
course with an
average of 24 hours
of precepted
clinical per week
and classroom/lab
one day every
other week.
Participants were
placed in regional
acute-care
hospitals
throughout the
area. Our particular
program was
grant-funded so no
tuition was charged
and participants
who successfully
completed the
entire program
were able to
receive a small
($1,000) stipend.
We began in
January 2010, and
enrolled
approximately 40
in each cohort. The
university provided
liability and
worker's
compensation
coverage. All
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
participants
completed the
Kasey-Fink
Graduate Nurse
Experience survey
pre- and post
residency plus the
preceptors
completed a QSEN
competency tool on
the participants at
the end of the
program. Data
analysis done for
the entire regional
program showed
positive impact in
confidence and
competence. A
large percentage of
the participants
obtained
employment
during or shortly
after the program,
many indicating
that the residency
program played a
key role in
obtaining the
position.
This spring we are
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
enrolling another
smaller cohort with
a single hospital
and participants
must pay $750
each to cover the
costs of
coordinator/faculty
oversight and skills
lab/simulation
equipment. There
is also substantial
in-kind expense. In
addition, we are
beginning to see
interest in postprofessional
residency
programs. Both our
case management
and FNP master's
degree programs
are working with
service partners to
establish these
opportunities.
 Samuel Merritt
University
Oakland, CA
We developed a
seamless and
automatic
transitional plan of
study for students
entering our
Associate of Science
in Nursing (ASN)
that enables them to
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
visualize their track
straight through to
BSN. The automatic
transitional plan of
study provides:

An allowance
for ASN
students to
complete their
required upper
division nursing
elective in the
summer term
when they are
not required to
complete any
lower division
courses. Once
ASN students
complete the
nursing
elective, they
have a better
idea of what
upper division
courses will
entail and they
are better
prepared to
start either full
or part-time
study in the
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.



BSN program
once they
graduate from
the ASN.
Any ASN
graduate can
begin taking the
BSN Core
Courses either
the summer
after
graduation or
the following
fall term. We
started
admitting
students each
term.
We have
several
different
program of
study examples
so students can
determine
which one is
best for them.
We understood
that some ASN
students
needed to
relocate outside
the immediate
area upon
graduation. We
work with
students
individually to
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.


assure they can
meet the course
requirements
once they
relocate. Our
program is
primarily
online.
We
automatically
admit
graduates of
our ASN into
our BSN once
these students
apply.
The ASN faculty
regularly invite
the BSN
program
director to visit
with their
students for
BSN
recruitment
purposes. These
wonderful
faculty tell their
ASN students
that they will
not be finished
with their
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
The CU College
of Nursing is
removing
practice barriers
by negotiating to
credential
advanced
practice nurse
faculty with
private insurers
and educating
graduate
students within
nurse-managed
interdisciplinary
clinics.
 University of
Colorado College
of Nursing
Aurora, CO
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
The college's Sheridan
Health Services is a nursemanaged, multispecialty
clinic that provides care to
people of all ages. The
clinic’s sites have advanced
practice nurses, dentists,
physicians, physician
assistants, and behavioral
health professionals
providing care. Health
professions students learn
within this
interprofessional care
model.
 University of Colorado
College of Nursing
Aurora, CO
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
The College of
Nursing and the
University of
Colorado Hospital
(UCH) were among
the original six
partners that
developed the
national graduate
nurse residency
program. UCH was
the first such
residency program
to achieve
accreditation.
 University of
Colorado College of
Nursing
Aurora, CO
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
nursing
education until
they have
earned, at least,
a BSN.
 Northwest Florida
State College
Niceville, FL
The college offers
the Integrated
Nursing Pathway
with community
college partners to
help non-nurse
students achieve
their BS in nursing
in four years.
Simultaneous
admission to both
the community
college and the
university eases the
process and speeds
the time to
completion. In
addition, the RN-BS
program’s simplified
curriculum and
prerequisites
address perceived
barriers for ADN
graduates.
 University of
Colorado College of
Nursing
Aurora, CO
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Our research
and clinical
doctoral
programs
educate future
nurse scientists
and advanced
practice nurses
to be the faculty
of the future.
The college is a
founding
partner of
NEXus, a
collaborative of
nursing doctoral
programs
(currently 12)
offering
accessible
coursework to
enrich students’
areas of study.
And, our
Touched By A
Nurse™
endowment
supports
doctoral student
scholarships.
The college
offers postmaster’s
graduate
certificates in a
variety of
specialties and
provides
distanceaccessible
interdisciplinary
CNE programs.
 University of
Colorado College
of Nursing
Aurora, CO
Our Innovation in
Leadership and
Administration (iLEAD) online MS
program and
executive-level
certificate gives
nurses in rural or
urban areas the
opportunity to
advance their
leadership skills.
 University of
Colorado College of
Nursing
Aurora, CO
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
We offer
graduate
advanced
practice
programs that
enable
independent
advanced
practice as well
as the most
extensive,
university-based
Continuing
Nursing
Education
program in the
country. More
than 7,000
nurses and other
health care
professionals
participate in
our CNE
programs each
year.
 University of
Washington
School of Nursing
The University of
Washington School
of Nursing is a
pioneer in interprofessional
education,
research and
practice and
promotes a
collegial culture
across the health
science disciplines.
Our faculty
collaborate locally
and nationally
with other
disciplines to
improve the
quality and safety
of care. Our
graduate programs
incorporate
opportunities for
students, from the
undergraduate to
doctoral level, to
become involved
in
The University of
Washington
frequently
partners with
state and regional
workforce
centers in
contributing data
regarding
workforce
planning across
the health
professions.
 University of
Washington
School of Nursing
Seattle, WA
 University of
Colorado College
of Nursing
Aurora, CO
The University of
Washington School of
Nursing has long
advocated that nurses
should practice to the full
extent of their education
and has worked with
nursing leaders to achieve
practice legislation that
allows this.
 University of Washington
School of Nursing
Seattle, WA
In addition to our
graduate programs,
we offer a BSN
program that
articulates with 2year ADN programs
as well as an
Accelerated BSN for
those with degrees
in other fields. We
also encourage
students wishing to
pursue research
careers to move
seamlessly from the
BSN into our
doctoral programs.
 University of
Washington School
of Nursing
Seattle, WA
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Nurse educators
from across the state
have formed the
New Mexico Nursing
Education
Consortium
(NMNEC), a
signature initiative
associated with the
New Mexico
Regional Action
Coalition for the
Future of Nursing
Campaign. One of
the primary goals of
NMNEC is to
improve access to
pre-licensure
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Seattle, WA
interprofessional
teams to prepare
them for engaging
in improved
organizational
leadership,
research, and
communication
with individuals,
families, and
communities. The
university of
Washington is a
proud sponsor of a
student chapter of
IHI Open School.
 University of
Washington School
of Nursing
Seattle, WA
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
baccalaureate
nursing education
through university –
community college
partnerships.
Currently, only 37%
of New Mexico
nursing workforce is
prepared at the
baccalaureate level
or higher. With only
two pre-licensure
nursing programs
offering the BSN in
New Mexico, a
different model for
nursing education is
needed in order to
make substantial
progress toward a
80% BSN-prepared
workforce by 2020.
Specifically, NMENC
proposes to offer a
statewide nursing
education plan
whereby
universities and
community colleges
collaborate to offer a
common BSN
curriculum.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Currently, students
attending
community college
programs first earn
an associate degree
in nursing and then
must return to
school to earn the
BSN degree. Within
the NMNEC model,
students in
community colleges
are given the option
to earn the ADN or
BSN as their prelicensure nursing
degree. By creating a
common BSN
curriculum
accessible to
students statewide,
NMNEC intends to
increase the number
of BSN prepared
nurses in New
Mexico. Other
benefits include
improving efficiency
of resource
utilization within
the delivery of
nursing education,
share faculty
resources, and
increase the number
of underrepresented
minority nursing
graduates. As the
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
number of BSNprepared nurses
increases, another
expected long-term
impact would be
increased numbers
of nurses with
graduate degrees
(particularly
doctoral degrees)
thus linking to
another IOM Future
of Nursing
recommendation. It
is expected that over
time, there will be a
greater number of
nursing faculty
resulting from this
work.
The 7-member
NMNEC Leadership
Council along with
the full-time efforts
of a Program
Planning Manager
and part-time
support staff
dedicated to this
work are integral to
accomplishing the
goals.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
 University of New
To recruit, prepare, and
rapidly move students into
the health care
workforce—while
continuing the highest of
educational standards—
JHUSON has transitioned
to an all accelerated
format. In addition to the
17-month August entry, a
June entry 13-month BS
and the January-entry
clinical residency options
are provided.
To capture these JHUSON
initiatives and those from
other nursing schools, the
current and upcoming
issues of Johns Hopkins
Nursing magazine will look
internally and externally to
show how nursing is
implementing the
recommendations. To read
the magazine, visit
http://magazine.jhu.edu.
 Johns Hopkins University
School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD
The RWJ/IOM
recommendations
are creating change
at the Johns
Hopkins University
School of Nursing
(JHUSON) that is
both studentcentric and student
driven. Under the
leadership of
interprofessional
student groups,
Hopkins students
are collaborating to
prepare for
professional
environments and
innovative health
care education.
Through the
Doctor-NurseAlliance, nursing
and medical
students shadow
nurses and
physicians to gain
an increased
understanding of
the other’s roles.
The Geriatric
Interest Group
brings together
students in nursing,
medicine, and
Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
In support of nurse
residency, JHUSON
recently launched a
new accelerated BSto-MSN program
featuring a paid
clinical residency
option, one of the
first of its kind in the
U.S., and graduated
its first cohort with a
NCLEX pass-rate of
100%. These
students are
positioned to
improve care
through bedside
practice, evidencebased specialty
practice, and quality
improvement
initiatives; are
qualified to serve as
clinical faculty for
future nursing
students; and are
well-prepared for
further study at the
doctoral level.
 Johns Hopkins
University School of
Nursing
Baltimore, MD
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
public health to
enhance
knowledge about
nursing roles and
the science and
practice of quality
nursing care for
older adults.
 Johns Hopkins
University School of
Nursing
Baltimore, MD
ECU College of Nursing’s
entire faculty, students
along with nurses in
eastern NC are ready to
support nursing moving
into its future.
 East Carolina University
College of Nursing
Greenville, NC
As part of the
Regionally
Increasing
Baccalaureate
Nurses (RIBN)
Project, in Fall 2012,
ECU will admit
students who are
simultaneously
accepted to one of
four community
college nursing
programs. Students
will take classes in
both the community
college and the
university. Upon
completing the first
3 years of classes
and clinical
The
recommendation
to prepare, enable
and expand
opportunities for
nurses to lead
change in health
care, led by the
East Carolina
Center for Nursing
Leadership and
the NC
Organization of
Nurse Leaders, has
established three
distinct projects to
position nurses to
improve health in
North Carolina.
ECU CON will
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
experiences, the
students will take
the licensing
examination and
become a registered
nurse. Students then
continue taking
courses at the
university for an
additional year and
graduate with a
baccalaureate
degree. This
program saves the
students money
spent on tuition,
time gaining the
baccalaureate, and
adds baccalaureate
nurses to the
workforce.
 East Carolina
University College of
Nursing
Greenville, NC
The nursing school
has obtained a
grant to develop
and implement a
transition into
professional
This associate
degree nursing
program has
partnered with the
local state university
to provide a
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
teach “Board
Involvement of
Nurse Leaders” for
the first time in fall
2012. The idea is
to give nurses the
skill and
confidence to be
on hospital boards
where their
knowledge is
needed. Currently,
less than 20% of
North Carolina
hospitals have
nurses on their
boards. Two
additional
initiatives, one on
mentoring the
development of
nurse leaders and
the other on
developing
competencies of
nurse leaders, are
in the beginning
stages.
 East Carolina
University College
of Nursing
Greenville, NC
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
practice course for
graduates who
have passed their
NCLEX-RN
licensure exam, but
have not obtained a
position as an RN.
This course will be
patterned after
similar academic
based courses in
the state utilizing
evaluation tools
based on QSEN
competencies. This
course is designed
to provide the
students with the
opportunity to
practice safe
nursing care with
the intent of
assisting the
students in
obtaining a
position as an RN
while ultimately
enhancing
retention. There
will be a simulation
component, which
will also allow for
collaborative
concurrent model
for students to
complete their BSN
within one year of
graduating with
their ADN. Students
in the ADN program
take courses in the
BSN program
concurrently
beginning in their
second semester. In
the summer they
enroll only in BSN
courses.
Discussions have
taken place to
establish a similar
model with a private
BSN program. These
options provide the
students with
alternatives for
completing their
BSN in reasonable
period of time to
increase the
proportion of nurses
with a
baccalaureate.
Additionally these
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
further practice in
patient scenarios.
 College of the
Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
options are designed
to provide a more
seamless
articulation for the
students.
 College of the
Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
In 2010, the USA
developed an allinclusive accelerated
campus with
designated faculty.
Core accelerated
faculty coordinate
and teach all
didactic classes
ensuring the
continuity of
leadership, critical
thinking,
collaboration, and
effective
professional
communication
skills. During the 12months of prelicensure study, the
accelerated students
complete five
graduate bridge
courses that may be
applied toward a
graduate degree.
The bridge courses
facilitate
achievement of an
advanced practice
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
The Robert
Wood Johnson
New Careers in
Nursing PreEntry
Immersion
Program,
Leadership, and
Mentoring
toolkits are used
as a guide in the
development of
a two-day
orientation
program and
weekly support
group meetings.
An orientation is
held for all
incoming
accelerated
students during
the first week of
the program.
Graduated and
currently
enrolled
accelerated
students are
asked to be
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Despite the
innovations in
treatment options
and an increased
attention to health
care disparities,
problems relating
to a growing
number of elderly
and their comorbidities, rising
health care cost,
increasing
population
diversity, and a
shortage of
primary care
professionals
continue to be
encountered.
Research has
shown that
accelerated
nursing programs
have the potential
to significantly
increase the
nursing workforce
with highly
educated
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
degree either
immediately
following the BSN
degree or within the
five-year mandate.
 University if South
Alabama College of
Nursing
Mobile, AL
facilitators
during a
breakout lunch
session. The
breakout session
provides time
for questions,
concerns, and
emotions to be
expressed by the
incoming
students. The
senior students
establish a
mentor/mentee
relationship that
continues
throughout the
program. In
addition, weekly
support and
mentoring
lunches are held
to provide
academic,
professional,
cultural, and
personal
support to foster
student
retention,
graduation rates,
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
registered nurses
in a condensed
time frame. The
accelerated
nursing program
at the University of
South Alabama
(USA) has been
specifically
designed to
include
components that
provide for
specialization and
expansion of roles
for advance
nursing practice
and leadership.
 University if
South Alabama
College of Nursing
Mobile, AL
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
and NCLEX
outcomes.
 University if
South Alabama
College of
Nursing
Mobile, AL
Lifelong learning
is promoted
among students
along with the
promotion of
evidence-based
nursing practice.
Throughout the
curriculum,
students are
encouraged to
find the
evidence for
why a skill or
nursing
intervention is
utilized. Such is
the case with
patient
positioning and
breathing during
the second stage
of labor. Another
strategy is to
have students
reference
evidence-based
practice
guidelines when
two hospital
nurses are
By conducting a
community
assessment,
referred to as a
Windshield
Survey, students
learn how a
community
influences the
health of its
elderly residents.
As a group
project, students
are asked to
identify
community
elements and
resources around
a Senior Center
that may
contribute to or
detract from the
health of senior
citizens.
Student
competency in
the care of
geriatric patients
is enhanced
through the use
of case studies
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
observed
performing the
same skill
differently.
Finally, students
are encouraged
to attend journal
club meetings
where skills in
reading and
appraising
research are
enhanced.
 MiraCosta
College
Oceanside, CA
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
entitled,
Advancing Care
Excellence for
Seniors. These
unfolding case
studies,
developed by the
National League
for Nursing,
require students
to assess the
function and
expectations of
the older adult
using valid and
reliable
assessment tools,
recognize atypical
presentations and
geriatric
syndromes in
older adults, and
use emerging
evidence and best
practices to
develop and
implement a plan
of care.
Case studies are
used to promote
the clinical
reasoning skills of
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Several faculty
and DNP
students are
active in
preparing
legislation to
remove scope of
practice barriers
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Creighton began an
innovative
Leadership Scholars
program for
Traditional BSN
students in Fall
2011. The vision of
this four-year
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
The Creighton
University Student
Nurses Association
(CUSNA) has
strengthened its
leadership locally
and on the state
level. The majority
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
students. Theses
case studies,
which Patricia
Brenner
developed under
the auspices of
the Carnegie
Foundation,
require students
to “connect the
dots” between the
patient diagnosis,
the clinical
presentation of
the patient, the
pathophysiology
associated with
the disease
process, and the
treatment
modalities. As a
problem-solving
process, clinical
reasoning has
enhanced the
decision-making
skills of students.
 MiraCosta
College
Oceanside, CA
DNP students and
faculty have been
key in
championing
legislation
designed to
removed scope of
practice barriers.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
(both will pass
soon). A DNP
student almost
single-handedly
lobbied to
enable NPs to
give orders to
respiratory
therapists. I
assisted in
legislation
enabling NPs to
declare deaths.
 Creighton
University School
of Nursing
Omaha, NE
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
focused
extracurricular
immersion in
leadership is
"shaping the future
of nursing with
leadership at the
point of service,"
and incorporates
four main themes:
Relationship
development, selfreflection,
mentoring and
involvement in
groups with
leadership
opportunities and
service.
 Creighton
University School of
Nursing
Omaha, NE
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
of state officers for
the past two years
have been from
Creighton and the
state convention
was hosted in
February 2012.
Interdisciplinary
leadership
initiatives with the
other Creighton
Health Science
schools are
ongoing. Creighton
was the first U.S.
academic health
sciences center to
earn joint
accreditation from
ACCME, ANCC, and
ACPE.
 Creighton
University School of
Nursing
Omaha, NE
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
As a member of
the Nebraska
Action Coalition
(NAC), I am
actively involved
in implementing
the
recommendations
across the state,
as well as keeping
students and
faculty informed
of IOM and NAC
progress. In 2009,
Creighton began
the first DNP
program in
Nebraska with 64
students and has
admitted 222
students since it
began. It is
meeting the
needs of
consumers
seeking access to
quality costeffective care.
Graduates of the
DNP are able to
affect the health
care delivery
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Creating
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
The Future of Nursing
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
We have several RNBSN programs that
we deliver on site at
hospitals. I am also
co-chairing the MA
Nurse of the Future
Initiative where we
have developed
competencies for the
nurse of the future
and are developing
seamless academic
progression modes.
Additionally, I am on
the leadership team
of the RWJ Action
Coalition for MA.
 Simmons College
Boston, MA
The College of New
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
The Schools are
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Students are being
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
system by
evaluating the
evidence base for
nursing practice,
becoming leaders
in the clinical
arenas,
establishing
standards and
policies, and
meeting the
needs of today's
diverse health
care systems.
 Creighton
University School
of Nursing
Omaha, NE
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
awareness,
developing a
strategic action
plan, and
implementing
the action plan
through task
forces are the
key strategies
for involving
students, faculty,
nurses, and nonnurses in a
broad variety of
sectors.
 College of New
Rochelle
New Rochelle, NY
report is being discussed
in classes, School chapters
of NSNA, and with clinical
partners. The School's
Nurse Advocacy Forum,
composed of students and
novice nurse alumni, is
providing information and
updates through Facebook.
The NSNA chapters will
host speakers at their
programs and provide
information through
various channels, including
Facebook. Various media
will be employed to get the
message out and to seek
sign-ons through the NY
State Coalition Web site.
 College of New Rochelle
New Rochelle, NY
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Rochelle School of
Nursing has created
a team of faculty and
students in nursing
programs in the
seven counties of
the NY Northern
Metropolitan Region
to serve on various
task forces to
advance the Future
of Nursing
initiatives. The first
planning meeting
was held on
February 29, 2012,
with the guidance of
the co-chairs of the
NY State Action
Steering Committee.
Task forces were
created to address
the 2
recommendations
on baccalaureate
and doctorate
degrees. Broad
sectors of nurse and
non-nurse partners
in the region are
being invited to join
the initiatives. These
sending
representatives
(faculty and
students) to
Lobby Days in
the State Capitol
to promote
baccalaureate
and higher
education for NY
nurses.
 College of New
Rochelle
New Rochelle, NY
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
contacted through
the Schools'
Student
Association
Facebook and in
classes inviting
them to join the
NY Northern
Metropolitan
Region via the NY
Coalition Web site.
At the second
meeting on May
23, they will be
assigned to task
groups. The 4
nurse co-leads will
develop a strategic
plan for the region
and create various
task forces. These
task forces include
stakeholders,
liaisons, media,
membership,
public speakers,
and fundraising.
 College of New
Rochelle
New Rochelle, NY
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
We have
partnered with
local ADN
programs to
develop funding
proposals that
will provide
rapid transition
for high
performing ADN
students into
our PhD
program.
 Nell Hodgson
Woodruff School
of Nursing at
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Our
commitment to
educating future
nursing leaders
is demonstrated
by our school
transforming its
Robert W.
Woodruff
Clinical
Scholarship
program to
provide full
tuition for
students
exhibiting a
strong interest
in improving the
health care
delivery system.
Our faculty and
students are
actively engaged in
policy initiatives
with AACN and
AAN and health
policy is taught at
all levels of our
curriculum.
 Nell Hodgson
Woodruff School of
Nursing at Emory
University
Atlanta, GA
include legislators,
educators, media
people,
philanthropists,
businesspersons,
and health care
professionals. Nurse
executives, nursing
faculty and deans,
nursing clinicians,
and undergraduate
and graduate
students are being
contacted to join
various task forces.
 College of New
Rochelle
New Rochelle, NY
Our diversity
recruitment
efforts have
resulted in a
66% increase in
male enrollment.
 Nell Hodgson
Woodruff School
of Nursing at
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
The School of Nursing is
building on its
commitment to produce
engaged nursing leaders.
 Nell Hodgson Woodruff
School of Nursing at Emory
University
Atlanta, GA
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
We developed a
statewide initiative
so that multiple
partnerships
between ADN and
BSN programs and
clinical partners
would develop
advanced
curriculums
designed to meet the
competencies of the
Nurse of the Future
(NOF) and provide
seamless
educational
progression in order
to increase the
number of BSN
prepared nurses.
The IOM
recommends that
within ten years,
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Eight students
recently
received these
scholarships.
 Nell Hodgson
Woodruff School
of Nursing at
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
As the Dean of
Nursing at Saint
Anselm College, I
co-lead a
nursing
education
initiative in New
Hampshire
“Creativity and
Connections:
Building a
Regional
Nursing
Education
Framework”
supported by a
$250,000 grant
from the Robert
Wood Johnson
Foundation
(RWJF) Partners
in Nursing (PIN)
and Tufts Health
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
80% of the RN
workforce should be
prepared at the
baccalaureate level
in order to improve
the quality of health
care for all people.
Enhancing current
programs to develop
articulation
agreements to
provide seamless
progression from
ADN to BSN will
improve the quality
of nursing care by
preparing nurses at
a higher level.
 Saint Anselm
College
Manchester, NH
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
Plan Foundation
(THPF). A major
goal of this
project was to
develop
collaborative
relationships
between
practice and
education to
examine the
nurse of the
future core
competencies in
nursing
curriculums and
practice to
improve the
quality of
nursing
education and to
promote
transition to
practice. As a
result, a nursing
initiative to
implement
strategies to
improve nursing
and faculty
shortages,
increase
capacity in
schools of
nursing and
develop
competency
based
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Nursing Programs Future of Nursing Initiatives
Dean’s Notes invited nursing programs involved in the implementation of the Robert Wood Johnson and Institute of Medicine’s Future of
Nursing Report recommendations, to submit summary information on their initiatives.
The following is an overview of the variety of initiatives taking place in twenty-nine nursing programs around the country to implement the
recommendations of the Future of Nursing Report.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
curriculums to
enhance
transition to
practice was
implemented.
Saint Anselm
College (SAC)
Department of
Nursing (DON),
Nashua
Community
College (NCC)
and Southern
New Hampshire
Medical Center
(SNHMC)
worked together
to propose a
competencybased
curriculum that
would augment
transition to
practice. SAC
and NCC
redesigned their
curriculums to
reflect these
competencies
while providing
seamless
progression
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.
Recommendation
1: Remove scopeof-practice
barriers.
Recommendation 2: Expand
opportunities for nurses to
lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement
efforts.
Recommendation 3:
Implement nurse
residency programs.
Recommendation 4:
Increase the
proportion of nurses
with a baccalaureate
degree to 80% by
2020.
Recommendation
5: Double the
number of nurses
with a doctorate
by 2020.
Recommendation
6: Ensure that
nurses engage in
lifelong learning.
from the ADN to
BSN program
with dual
enrollment.
Through an
extensive
collaborative
partnership with
Massachusetts
and Rhode
Island, the
project will
create a New
England regional
model for
increasing
nursing
education
capacity and
curriculum
redesign.
 Saint Anselm
College
Manchester, NH
Recommendation
7: Prepare and
enable nurses to
lead change to
advance health.
Recommendation
8: Build an
infrastructure for
the collection and
analysis of
interprofessional
health care
workforce data.