September 23, 2014

Pennsylvania Action CoalitionAnd

Pennsylvania Department of Health – Bureau of Health Planning, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, and

the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing

Welcome!

Institute of Medicine 2010 Goals of the Action Coalition

• Increase the Diversity of the Nursing Workforce in PA

• Increase the numbers of nurses with Baccalaureate Degrees in Nursing

• State Databases

• Increase diversity of nursing student population in State

• Academic Progression to BSN

• Increase in Generic BSN Entry

• Nursing Workforce Database

• Nursing Student Database

Update on Current Pennsylvania Action Coalition EffortsNursing Diversity Council

• Videos for Recruitment of Diverse Students into Nursing as a Career

• Possible Collaboration with the Pennsylvania School Counselors Association

• Cultural Competence Education and Awareness Survey

• Cultural Competence Conference(s) Fall 2015

https://vimeo.com/105980000

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PADiverse

Possible Host site: Robert Morris University

Update on Current Pennsylvania Action Coalition EffortsNursing Student Database

• Diploma Schools of Nursing• Associate Degree Nursing Programs

• Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs

• Master’s Degree in Nursing – APRN Programs

• Master’s Degree in Nursing – Non-APRN Programs

• Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Programs – APRN

• Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Programs – Non-APRN

• PhD in Nursing Programs

Nursing Student Database – Items(Center for Survey Research– Institute for State and Regional Affairs)

ITEM Admissions AY Graduates AY

Female

MaleRace: White

Race: Black

Race: Asian

Race: American Indian/Alaskan Native

Race: Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

Race: Other – two or more races

Race: Other

Race: Unidentified (None Identified; no answer)

Ethnicity: Latino/Hispanic

Ethnicity: Non- Latino/Non-Hispanic

Ethnicity: Unidentified (None Identified; no answer)

California Colorado Utah Virginia Others…

Demographic Profile RNs in PA per RAC

Diversity Analysis of RNs in PA per RAC

Pennsylvania Nursing Workforce Database(RN Relicensure Data)

2010-2011– Demographic Data per Regional Action Coalition

Longitudinal Trend Analysis

Evaluation of Action Plan Outcomes over Time

Top Flight Media – Contract 2015

2013 Report• Gender• Race• Ethnicity• Highest nursing education• PN license prior to RN license?• Completed an APRN program?• State Certification in APRN role?• Currently pursuing nursing education?

– Type of nursing program?– APRN program?

• Medical interpretation?– Types of languages?

Future ReportsADD from current survey:

• Age• Type of educational program that

qualified you for your first RN license?• Item 11c – national certification?• Item 11g – practice in a primary care

setting?• Item 11h – barriers to your practice?

– Types of barriers?

• Item 18a – employment status• Item 18b – Type of job• Item 25 – Length of employment?

Expand to include those employed in health care (Direct, Indirect) as well as those employed but

NOT in Direct or Indirect health care

Suggestions for RN Relicensure SurveyPossible Changes – Language of Item 11

• Do you hold certification in this role from a national nursing organization?

• Are you certified by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing as a CRNP?

• Are you certified by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing as a CNS?

• Are you licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Medical Examiners as a CNM?

• Are you certified as a Registered Nurse Anesthetist by the Council on Certification?

Please Consider• New and edited items for RN Relicensure Survey• Providing the PA Action Coalition with RN data separated

into nine files corresponding to the nine Regional Action Coalitions– Data fields based on recommendations for pilot study, 2013

• Consider annual nursing program diversity surveys to RN nursing programs and to RN-to-Baccalaureate nursing programs– Mandatory for all Generic Programs Leading to Licensure: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity

Data for all admission students and graduates in each academic year – RN-to-Baccalaureate Nursing Programs: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Data for all

admission students and graduates in each academic year

Pennsylvania Action Coalition

To provide annual reports on Demographic Profiles of RNs per Regional Action Coalitions

And Diversity profiles of RNs per Regional Action Coalitions

Nurses’ Contributions to the Health of Pennsylvanians will increase in the future – But only through PARTNERSHIPS with COLLEAGUES

Thank you!