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STATE OF WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS 2015-2016 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT

STATISTICAL SUMMARY AND TRENDS ANALYSIS

DOH 669-269 (Revised May 2017)

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INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 4

BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................................................. 4

NURSES LICENSED IN WASHINGTON ............................................................................................................................. 4

NUMBER LICENSED ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 TABLE 1. LICENSED NURSES ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 2016 NCLEX TEST TAKERS ................................................................................................................................................ 5 FIGURE 1: TOTAL NUMBER OF NCLEX FIRST-TIME TEST TAKERS ........................................................................................................ 5

IN-STATE PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................................................... 6

TABLE 2. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................................ 6 TABLE 3. GRADUATE PROGRAMS .................................................................................................................................................. 6 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS ............................................................................................................................................ 6 FIGURE 2: TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM GRADUATES BY TYPE OF PROGRAM .............................................................................. 7 TABLE 4. IN STATE UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 7 TABLE 5. IN STATE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM COMPLETION RATES BY PROGRAM ............................................................................. 8 DIRECT TRANSFER AGREEMENT (DTA) 2015-2016 ........................................................................................................................ 8 SIXTEEN OF THE 18 COLLEGES THAT HAD NOT YET IMPLEMENTED THE DTA WERE EITHER IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTATION (NINE) OR INTERESTED IN IMPLEMENTATION BUT NOT YET STARTED (SEVEN). ONE SCHOOL WILL NOT IMPLEMENT THE DTA BECAUSE IT HAS IMPLEMENTED ITS OWN RN TO BSN PROGRAM. A SECOND SCHOOL WILL NOT IMPLEMENT BECAUSE IT HAS AN EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH A UNIVERSITY THAT MEETS STUDENTS NEEDS. ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 RN TO BSN 2015-2016 ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 FIGURE 3: NUMBER OF ENROLLED AND GRADUATED RNB STUDENTS BY YEAR ..................................................................................... 9 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RACE/ETHNICITY ................................................................................................................................. 9 FIGURE 4: UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RACE/ETHNICITY BY PROGRAM ............................................................................................. 10 UNDERGRADUATE CLINICAL ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 TABLE 6: AVERAGE AND RANGE OF CLINICAL HOURS BY PROGRAM .................................................................................................. 10 TABLE 7: PERCENT OF TOTAL CLINICAL HOURS BY PROGRAM IN DIRECT CARE, OBSERVATION AND SIMULATION. .................................... 11 TABLE 8: TOTAL NUMBER OF PROGRAMS REPORTING INADEQUATE CLINICAL SITES ............................................................................. 11 GRADUATE PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................................................... 11 FIGURE 5: MASTERS AND DOCTORAL TOTAL NUMBER OF GRADUATES BY PROGRAM .......................................................................... 12 THE COMPLETION RATE CALCULATIONS WERE REFINED THIS YEAR AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND ARE PROVIDED FOR THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS BELOW. THE VARIATIONS IN COMPLETION RATES MAY BE RELATED TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMS OR TO STUDENTS CHOICE FOR SLOWER PROGRESSION PLANS BECAUSE OF PERSONAL OR ECONOMIC CONCERNS. ................................................................................ 12 TABLE 9. IN STATE GRADUATE PROGRAM COMPLETION RATES BY PROGRAM ..................................................................................... 12 TABLE 10. IN STATE GRADUATES BY PROGRAM AND SPECIALTY AREA ............................................................................................... 13 GRADUATE STUDENT RACE/ETHNICITY ........................................................................................................................................ 13 FIGURE 6: GRADUATE STUDENT RACE/ETHNICITY BY PROGRAM ....................................................................................................... 14 NURSING FACULTY .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 FACULTY ETHNICITY .................................................................................................................................................................. 15 FIGURE 7: NURSING PROGRAMS FACULTY RACE/ETHNICITY DEMOGRAPHIC ....................................................................................... 15 FACULTY AGE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 15 FIGURE 8: FACULTY AGE BY PERCENT .......................................................................................................................................... 15 FACULTY TURNOVER ................................................................................................................................................................. 16 TABLE 11: FACULTY TURNOVER .................................................................................................................................................. 16 FACULTY EDUCATION ................................................................................................................................................................ 16 FIGURE 9: NURSING PROGRAM FACULTY LEVEL OF EDUCATION ....................................................................................................... 16 FACULTY SALARY ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17 TABLE 12: AVERAGE FACULTY SALARY RANGES ............................................................................................................................. 17

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OUT-OF-STATE PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................................ 17

TABLE 13: APPROVED OUT OF STATE PROGRAMS AND STUDENT CLINICAL PLACEMENTS ..................................................................... 17 OUT-OF-STATE STUDENT STATISTICS .................................................................................................................................. 17 TABLE 14: NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL SITE PLACEMENT FROM OUT OF STATE PROGRAMS .................................................. 18 TABLE 15: NUMBER AND TYPES OF OUT OF STATE PROGRAMS WITH CLINICAL SITE PLACEMENTS .......................................................... 18

ANALYSIS/RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 18

ACADEMIC PROGRESSION ................................................................................................................................................. 18 NURSING WORKFORCE DATA ............................................................................................................................................ 19 STUDENT AND FACULTY DIVERSITY ..................................................................................................................................... 19 TABLE 16: WASHINGTON STATE ETHNICITY PERCENTAGES COMPARED TO NURSING STUDENTS AND FACULTY ......................................... 20 TABLE 17: WASHINGTON STATE GENDER PERCENTAGES COMPARED TO NURSING STUDENTS AND FACULTY ............................................ 20 CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 20

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