Managing the shared work of nurse education and nursing services

The Nursing Resource Center was designed for nurses by nurses, to increase nursing education capacity.

The Nursing Resource Center is a suite of Internet-based services accessible through a custom regional website.

The Nursing Resource Center includes: Centralized Clinical Placement System (CCPS) Centralized Faculty Resource Center (CFRC) Centralized Clinical Placement System (CCPS) Centralized Faculty Resource Center (CFRC) The Nursing Resource Center Includes:

Centralized Clinical Placement System (CCPS) CCPS streamlines the clinical placement process and improves communication and collaboration between schools and clinical agencies. Centralized Clinical Placement System (CCPS)

CCPS Benefits Manage data and placement matching Identify untapped clinical capacity and patterns Reduce time to process placement requests Improve information sharing Access real-time clinical placement and scheduling information 24/7 Reduces time to process placement requests Easily identifies untapped clinical capacity and patterns Manages placement data and the placement matching process Improves information sharing Access real-time clinical placement and scheduling information 24/7 CCPS Benefits

CCPS Features Automatic notifications Clinical availability view Printable placement calendar Clinical placement reports No software to install CCPS Features On line and real time Easy to manage placement requests All data controlled by coordinators Automatic notifications Printable placement calendar Clinical placement reports No software to install

Centralized Faculty Resource Center (CFRC) CFRC helps nursing schools address faculty shortage issues by providing resources for current and potential nursing faculty. Centralized Faculty Resource Center (CFRC) CFRC helps nursing schools address faculty shortage issues by providing resources for current and potential nursing faculty.

CFRC Benefits Browse profiles of qualified and interested faculty Access professional development resources to maximize the efficacy of existing staff Browse profiles of qualified and interested faculty Access professional development resources to maximize the efficacy of existing staff CFRC Benefits Browse profiles of qualified and interested faculty Post or view faculty opportunities Access professional development resources to maximize the efficacy of existing staff

Job board User-created profiles Easy system to connect candidates and employers Best practices, faculty development resources, and conference information CFRC Features

Local training sessions for new markets Centralized help desk support National user group meetings Monthly Web-Ex training sessions Other NRC Services

Reporting features Value-added services Capacity management CFRC usability Ongoing Enhancements

Since 2003, the Nursing Resource Center has continually enhanced its offerings to best serve the nursing community in the United States.

NRC Milestones The Moore Foundation launches the Betty Irene Moore Nursing Initiative (BIMNI) The Moore Foundation approves funds for CINHC and the Foundation for California Colleges to develop CCPS

NRC Milestones CCPS begins production in the San Francisco Bay Area CFRC begins production

NRC Milestones Six new markets adopt the NRC NRC reaches self- sustainability

The Nursing Resource Center is making a difference in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The Nursing Resource Center is making a difference in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

Source: Waneka, Spetz & Kaiser, Evaluation of the Centralized Clinical Placement System (CCPS) and the Centralized Faculty Resource Center (CFRC), –21% estimated to have been positively influenced by CCPS

TriState NRC (Ohio) Increased year-over-year efficiency for the clinical placement process NRC website is used as a general nursing resource and regional bulletin board Florida NRC Increased number of accepted cohorts within region A regional view of student clinical placement patterns by day of week, shift and specialty areas are easily identified. Schools of nursing are more flexible and are selecting times, days and units that were previously underutilized. Nationwide Impact

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