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Indiana Action Coalition Indiana Center for Nursing and Indiana Deans and Directors Education Committee Summary. Amy Knepp, NP-C, MSN, RN Education Committee Co-chair Chairperson, University of Saint Francis, Department of Nursing. Indiana Center for Nursing (ICN).
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Indiana Action Coalition Indiana Center for Nursing and Indiana Deans and Directors Education Committee Summary Amy Knepp, NP-C, MSN, RN Education Committee Co-chair Chairperson, University of Saint Francis, Department of Nursing
Indiana Center for Nursing(ICN) • Established effective July 1, 2011 • 501 (c) (3) Status • Merger of: • Nursing 2000 • Nursing 2000 North • Indiana Nursing Workforce Development Coalition
ICN Vision • The ICN shall serve as a unified voice for the profession of nursing in Indiana to • Assure a highly qualified nursing workforce prepared to meet the demand of a dynamic healthcare system • Promote Indiana as a destination state for nursing practice
ICN Strategic Priority Areas • One Voice, One Center for Indiana • Designing Indiana Nursing’s Future • Career Repository for Nursing Education • Nursing Scholarships and Tuition Reimbursement • Nursing Workforce Data • Education-Service Partnerships
The Institute of Medicine Report An action-oriented blueprint for the future of healthcare in America
Seamless Progression in Nursing Education • Charge for the Committee • IOM: Future of Nursing Report (2010) • RN-BSN Completion • Issues • Current Educational Environment • Accreditation • Obstacles • Practice/Time to Complete Degree
Committee Work • Articulation Models • RN Experience • RN-BSN Clinical Expectations • Transfer Credits • IVY Tech Core Transfer Library • Total Credit Hours
Data Collection • General Education Transfer Credits • Nursing Transfer Credits • Credit Hours