1. Educational Advancement - Dr. Stephanie Stewart

2. 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

3. WCN 2012 Education Survey High Level Overview Synopsis of Major Findings Recommendations

4. High Level Overview 2012 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

5. 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

6. 2011/2012 Student Ethnicity

7. Graduates Pre-licensure Programs

8. Factors Limiting Pre-licensure Admissions

9. Gender of Nursing Students

10. RN to BSN 2011-2012 Qualified applicants 956 Student seats 110 Students admitted 955 Rejected applications 1 Rejected applications (%) 0.1 New enrollees 751 Students graduated 425 RN to BSN 2010-2011 Qualified applicants 769 Student seats 795 Students admitted 769 Rejected applications 0 Rejected applications (%) 0 New enrollees 506 Students graduated 380

11. Filled & Vacant Faculty Positions Institution Type 20112012 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 LPN186302210 ADN250746133869235 BSN and higher383474231366328536 Totals65155432147544225711

12. 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

13. 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

14. Academic Progression Pilots  Rural Pilot  Midsize Pilot  Urban pilot

15. 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

20. 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

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. Resources & Strategies for Academic Progression Push Pull models Academic Progression Webinar http://campaignforaction.org/webinar/speaking-academic- progression 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.orgwww.bsn.wha.org

24. 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

25. Collaboration with WONE Survey developed for hospitals to determine academic progress strategies Sent to CNOs

26. Academic Progression Nationally  Barriers: time, money, motivation  2010 49% BSN  2011 50% BSN  2013 51% BSN

27. States with Support for Academic Progression

29. 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