Educational Advancement - Dr. Stephanie Stewart

Objectives• 2012 Education Survey• 2013 WCN Education Launch• Rural, Midsize, Urban Pilots for Academic

Progression• Resources and Strategies for Academic

Progression• Model for Academic Progression in

Wisconsin• Academic Progression Nationally

WCN 2012 Education Survey

• High Level Overview

• Synopsis of Major Findings

• Recommendations

High Level Overview2012 WCN Nursing Program Survey

• 83% response rate

• Increase in program capacity for ADN programs.

• Limited clinical sites most commonly identified factor limiting student admissions ADN/BSN

• Underrepresentation of males

High Level Overview

• Student diversity reflects state diversity • Male student numbers lags behind national statistics• Increase of full-time faculty reported across all

institutions • Cultural diversity greater in ADN programs than BSN

programs• Gender/ethnicity of faculty different than students –

95% female, 93.5% Caucasian

2011/2012 Student Ethnicity

Graduates Pre-licensure Programs

Factors Limiting Pre-licensure Admissions

Gender of Nursing Students

RN to BSN  RN to 

BSN2011-2012Qualified applicants

956Student seats

110Students admitted

955Rejected applications

1Rejected applications (%)

0.1

New enrollees 751

Students graduated 425

  RN to BSN

2010-2011Qualified applicants

769Student seats

795Students admitted

769Rejected applications

0Rejected applications (%)

0New enrollees

506Students graduated

380

Filled & Vacant Faculty Positions

Institution Type

2011 2012

Filled Faculty Positions

Vacant Faculty Positions

Filled Faculty Positions

Vacant Faculty Positions

Full-time

Part-time

Full-time

Part-time

Full-time

Part-time

Full-time

Part-time

LPN 18 6 3 0 2 2 1 0

ADN 250 74 6 13 386 92 3 5

BSN and higher 383 474 23 1 366 328 53 6

Totals 651 554 32 14 754 422 57 11

Recommendations

Continue efforts to increase the response rate to 100% Monitor changes in faculty characteristics for potential impact on the delivery of nursing programs Evaluate potential strategies to address the factors limiting enrollment Encourage development of pathways for faculty diversity Encourage / support BSN completion in Wisconsin

2013 WCN Education Survey

The Survey was distributed to the dean/directors of nursing programs in the state in June

Three principal investigators: Stephanie Stewart, Barbara Pinekenstein, Brent MacWilliams

Follow up calls will be made to increase participation

Academic Progression Pilots

Rural Pilot

Midsize Pilot

Urban pilot

Rural Pilot

• Black River Falls Hospital and UW Eau Claire• Distributed readiness survey to nurses Spring 2014• Shared results of survey to nurses May 2014• Working with UW Eau Claire to encourage nurses to

return for BSN• Time and cost major barriers• Next steps creating structure to address barriers

Midsize Pilot• Bellin Health and Bellin College• Survey distributed to nurses• 54% BSN or higher over 900 nurses• 39% return rate from diploma and ADN nurses• Working with Mary Mancini to develop efficient and

relevant program• Collaborating with Nurses Leaders from health

system to define course coursework• CNO and president defining costs and financial

incentives

Urban Pilot

• Urban Initiative – UWM • Beginning spring 2013, Sally Lundeen and

Doris Schoneman collaborated with Desi Levy and Nancy Vrabec of MATC to further ensure smooth transition for the ADN to BSN.

Urban Pilot

• UWM offered a leadership course physically at UWM. MATC accepted this course in lieu of the ADN leadership course.

• Twenty two MATC students completed the course in spring of 2014.

• UWM offered the Community Health Nursing course physically at MATC. Thirteen practicing nurses enrolled in that course.

Resources & Strategies for Academic Progression

• Push Pull models• Academic Progression Webinar http://campaignforaction.org

/webinar/speaking-academic-progression• CNO tool kit– Includes Fact sheet, check list, PowerPoint, readiness

survey• Tool kit for nurses developed by Illinois Action coalition• Education of ADN nurses• Wisconsin Hospital Association Website– WHA www.bsn.wha.org

Model for Academic Progression in Wisconsin

• 2 standardized curricula in the state.• BSN@Home (six campuses)• Wisconsin Technical College System

(sixteen campuses)• Articulation agreements in place• Push pull models exist at several sites

Collaboration with WONE

• Survey developed for hospitals to determine academic progress strategies

• Sent to CNOs

Academic Progression Nationally

Barriers: time, money, motivation

2010 49% BSN

2011 50% BSN

2013 51% BSN

States with Support for Academic Progression

References – Academic Progression •American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN]. (2014). Media relations: Nursing shortage. Retrieved from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/media-relations/fact-sheets/nursing-shortage

•Benner, P., Sutphen, M., Leonard, V., & Day, L. (2010). Educating nurses: A call for radical transformation. Stanford, CA: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

•National League for Nursing [NLN]. (2014). Annual survey of schools of nursing, Academic Year 2011-2012. Retrieved from http://www.nln.org/researchgrants/slides/index.htm

•Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (2014). Initiative on the future of nursing. Retrieved from http://thefutureofnursing.org/about

•United States Census Bureau. (2014). State and county quick facts: Wisconsin. Retrieved from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55000.html

•Wisconsin State Statute 106.30 Nursing Workforce Survey & Grant (2009). Retrieved from https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/106/II/30

•Wisconsin Center for Nursing [WCN]. (2013). Wisconsin nursing education and nurse faculty: 2011 survey results. Retrieved from http://www.wisconsincenterfornursing.org/ documents/WCN2010EducationSurveyReport.pdf