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Arizona's Response to the Nursing Shortage

Arizona's Response to the Nursing Shortage. Susan Gerard, M.B.A. Health Policy Advisor Office of the Governor State of Arizona. What Has Arizona Done ?. Research and develop a database Governor’s Taskforce on Nursing Shortage Legislation RWJF Campaign for Caring.

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Arizona's Response to the Nursing Shortage

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  1. Arizona's Response to the Nursing Shortage Susan Gerard, M.B.A. Health Policy Advisor Office of the Governor State of Arizona

  2. What Has Arizona Done ? • Research and develop a database • Governor’s Taskforce on Nursing Shortage • Legislation • RWJF Campaign for Caring

  3. Research showed that we need to… • Attract more people to the profession • Expand the pipeline • Improve the workplace environment • Retain more nurses in the profession providing direct patient care

  4. Governor’s Task Force Part I: Analyze the Problem • Brought stakeholders together • Conducted research and analyses Part II: Develop Solutions • Improve work place • Improve education/curriculum • Improve quality

  5. Legislation (SB1260/2002)Caregiver and Resource Expansion Program • Increase capacity at State universities and Community Colleges • Increase the number of students graduating from our programs by 200 each year starting in ’03 - ’04 • Commitment from AZ hospitals to provide: • Funding for clinical rotations • Adjunct faculty for nursing education

  6. Expanding Nursing Programs • Accelerated program for BSN • 14 month program for people with Bachelors to get their BSN • LPN to RN program • Funding of more slots in nursing programs • Evening and weekend classes

  7. RWJF Campaign for Caring: Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association • Increase awareness and attraction of nursing profession • Raise money for scholarships • Workplace innovations

  8. Lessons Learned: Keys to Success • Don’t reinvent the wheel:Learn from other states and from research • Collect state-specific data • Identify leadership: business, academic, political • Bring all stakeholders together • Educate: business, academic, political • Advocate

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