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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” --Mark Twain. Needs Assessment.
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” --Mark Twain
Needs Assessment Brenda Causey, MSN, RN Chairperson, Nursing Programs Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC
Projections • Bureau of Labor Statistics • 2002 – 2012 • 27% increase in nursing positions • Health Resources and Services Administration • 2000 – 2020 • 40% increase in Full time equivalents
Current Supply of Applicantsto Nursing Programs • American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2005) • 33,000 qualified applicants turned away • Southern Regional Board of Education (2002) • 52% of ADN programs • 36% of BSN programs • 15% of Master’s programs • 8% of doctoral programs
Faculty are needed to educate the nursing workforce on which the nation depends. If there are no nursing faculty there will be no nurses.
Obstacles • Educational preparation • Interest in faculty roles
Obstacles • Educational preparation • 21 NCAC 36.0318 Faculty • January 1, 2015 • “Nursing faculty who teach in a program leading to initial licensure as a nurse shall: • Prior to or within the first three years of employment, have preparation in teaching and learning principles for adult education, including curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation, appropriate to assignment.” http://www.ncbon.com/forms//Rule318
Educational Options • December 31, 2010 • 21 NCAC 36.0318 Faculty • “completion of 45 contact hours of continuing education courses;” • “completion of a certificate program in nursing education;” • “nine semester hours of education coursework;” • “national certification in nursing education;” • Documentation of successful completion of structured, individualized development activities of at least 45 contact hours approved by the Board. Criteria for approval include content in the faculty role within the curriculum implementation, objectives to be met and evaluated, review of strategies for identified student population and expectations of student and faculty performance; http://www.ncbon.com/forms//Rule318
Practical solutions • Innovative ideas • Untapped resources • Untested strategies • Shared resources • Joint initiatives
Nursing Education: CE or College Credit • Judy L. Mallory, RN, EdD, CNE • Associate Professor • Western Carolina University
Nursing Education Continuing Education • Three -15 hour CE • Teaching and Learning • Curriculum Development • Test and Measurement • Follows CNE test blueprint • Student interactive
Schedule of CE Offerings • Option 1 • Once a semester in conjunction with credit course • Decide on CE or graduate credit by week 3 • Must apply to University for credit • Option 2 • Non-credit only – all 3 classes available once every 8 weeks
WCU Nurse Educator Track • 38-39 credit hour program • 100% Online • Preparation for both academic and staff development positions • CCNE accredited
Dissemination & Marketing Plan Pat Hayes, MSN,RN,CNAA,BC Director, Nursing Education Mountain AHEC Asheville, N.C.
Target Audience • RN BS in Nursing 24, 538 • RN Bacc. Other 4,005 • RN Masters Other 2,353 Schools of Nursing • Assoc. Degree 52 • Bacc. Degree 15 • Diploma RN 2
Dissemination Strategies • Place link to WCU site on MAHEC website. • Thumbnail on MAHEC main page • More information on MAHEC Nursing webpage • Article and ongoing ad in MAHEC “Competency Connection” E-Newsletter • Mailing to Directors of all N.C. Schools of Nursing for distribution to faculty and potential faculty; include brochure and bookmarks. • E-Mail “blast” announcement to all RNs in regional or statewide database; include hyperlink to website.
Thank You North Carolina Center for Nursing Grant Program One of three priority goals is to: “increase the percent of registered nurses who are educated and prepared to assume faculty positions in the university and community college nursing programs” http://www.nursenc.org/recruitmentandretention/grantprogram/grantprogram.htm