1. Invitational for Chief Nursing Officers and Deans and Directors of Schools of Nursing
Sponsored by matching grants from the Idaho Board of Nursing and RWJF/AARP

2. Welcome Margaret Henbest, MSN, RN, CPNP Executive Director IALN Co-manager, INAC SIP Grant

3. Introductions

4. SIP 3 Grant awarded January 2015: 4 goals (strategic plan, lifelong learning, diversity, residency)
June 2015 Strategic Planning Summit: commitment to advance 80% BSN by 2020
Fall 2015: statewide regional listening meetings for employers and schools; offered local grants
Diversity of Idaho Nursing Workforce Assessment
Completed evaluation of residency
Continued to contribute to national dialogue
Facilitated progress on new nursing database with IDOL & IBN
Winter 2016: technical assistance to NIC/LCSC dual enrollment
Background

5. Broad support for increasing the opportunities for ADN nurses to continue on to a BSN
Student barriers to achieving BSN: lack of financial resources, inadequate advising, the need to balance work/life/school, lack of tangible value placed on advancement by employer or the profession, lack of confidence in their success.
Significant variations in the concentration of the BSN workforce in acute care by region (85% to 17%) which correlated to geographic access to University vs. Community College education
Retention BSN workforce varied by region significantly
“Growing your own” local nursing workforce improved retention in rural communities, but resulted in higher % of ADN in workforce
In some cases (North Central Idaho) the “feeder” school is in another state and is a community college.
Statewide shortage of experienced nurses: CC, ED, OR, OB
Employers are increasing their preferential hiring of BSN prepared nurses which is a national industry trend
Dual enrollment strategy begun by LCSC and NIC has significant support in Northern Idaho and there is a desire to expand the dually enrolled credits
Attractive opportunities for advancement transcend geographic barriers
Trends

6. Goals
1. To have a shared understanding of INAC statewide activities to date. 2. To update participants on the IDOL grant. 3. To review and endorse the INAC draft of the Idaho Nursing Academic Progression Strategic Plan. 4. To dialogue with IDOL and other stakeholders to develop the biannual Idaho Nursing Workforce Report queries and outcome expectations. 5. To learn from the New Mexico experience with Academic Progression. 6. To understand Idaho Board of Education role and guidelines specific to nursing education. 7. To have discussion between schools on uniformity that promotes student movement between programs. 8. To have discussion between CNOs on employment methods to promote academic progression. 9. To discuss future grant opportunities for Idaho nursing.

7. Draft Plan for Academic Progression in Idaho Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN, FRE, FAANP, NEA-BC

8. See the slide deck—Academic Progression in Idaho

9. Idaho Nursing Workforce Data Base Panel
Future Planning
Ethan Mansfield, MS, Idaho Dept. of Labor
Judy Taylor, MSN, RN, Board of Nursing
Randall Hudspeth, PhD, APRN

10. See slide deck for Idaho Dept of Labor Report by Ethan Mansfield attached and attachment for Judy Taylor from IBON

11. New Mexico’s Experience on the Academic Progression Journey
Jenny Landen, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Dean, Santa Fe Community College

12. See slide deck for Jenny Landen attached

13. Panel Discussion: Pathways to Academic Progression using a Dual Enrollment Model
Jenny Landen, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, Dean, Santa Fe Community College Jan Mosley, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Director Professional Practice, Kootenai Medical Center Marian Underdahl, MSN, RN, CNE, Director of Nursing, North Idaho College Mary Lou Robinson, MSN, RN, Director Nursing Program, Lewis Clark State College

14. Panel Discussion: Pathways to Lifelong Learning
Joan Agee, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, St. Joseph Medical Center, Lewiston--FACILITATOR
Ann Hubbert, PhD, RN, CTN, Director, Boise State University School of Nursing
Ofelia Morales, Idaho Dept. of Labor, Grant Opportunities in Idaho
Sherry Parks, MS, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Saint Alphonsus Health System
Cathleen Curry, MSN, RN, Dean, College of Western Idaho

15. Closing Remarks Margaret Henbest

16. Day Two Welcome and Review Randall Hudspeth

17. See slide deck for Chris Mathias, Idaho Board of Education

18. Review of Idaho Academic Progression Plan Randall Hudspeth, PhD, APRN

19. Closing Comments Margaret Henbest, MSN, RN, CPNP