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Leading Today for the Workforce of Tomorrow  

October 2013 

 

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In This Issue
IOM Key Message: Nursing Leadership
Wisconsin Action Coalition Releases IOM Inventory Survey
WCN Grant Updates: Taking the LEAD for Nursing: Leadership, Educational Advancement & Diversity
IOM Key Message: Nursing Leadership

"Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States" (2011 IOM Report).

To play critical role in healthcare transformation, nursing leaders must emerge from the "bedside to the boardroom." Nursing influence is needed not only in care environments but in the policy arena.

Empowering nurses with leadership-related competencies through education and professional development, allows them to carry these competencies into their work environments and their communities. Armed with a sound knowledge base, critical thinking skills and the ability to view people and issues holistically, a nurse can be a leader anywhere! Nurses bring a unique perspective to 'see things another way,' producing solid solutions.

Become part of this recommendation from the IOM in your organization by participating in, and fostering leadership development, especially from under-represented populations. Seek opportunities to lead in healthcare and in your community. Your contributions are invaluable!

 "The bad leader is one who people despise;

the good leader is one who people praise;

the great leader is one who people say
  
WE DID IT OURSELVES" Peter Senge

Wisconsin Action Coalition

Releases IOM Inventory Survey

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The Wisconsin Action Coalition launched a survey to assess initiatives in our state to implement the IOM recommendations. The Wisconsin Action Coalition is recognized by the national Future of Nursing™ Campaign for Actionand the survey represents a unique undertaking by our state. The survey was sent to hospitals, educators, health departments, clinics, school nurses, home care providers, nursing specialty and minority associations, mental health institutes, and other key stakeholders. Participants were invited to share innovative, best practices currently underway to support recommendations of the 2011 IOM Report: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Survey results will be compiled and shared in an upcoming report.

  

WCN Grant Updates

Taking the LEAD for Nursing: Leadership,

Educational Advancement & Diversity

                                                                 

Each focus area of the grant has a dedicated learning collaborative of comprised of academic-practice partners to address goals of the grant.
  
Leadership: An environmental scan profiling 4 different nursing leadership programs taking place in Wisconsin is nearing completion. It will showcase exemplars of content and resources being used by these training initiatives and compiled for dissemination later this fall. An important survey: "Nursing Leadership through Boards," is being developed to assess the extent of nurses serving on boards in Wisconsin. This survey will explore the presence of nurses on health-related, government, community, and other boards, and is planned for release in October to key nursing associations, health systems leaders and educators.
  
Educational Advancement: Expansion of the Wisconsin BSN@Home program is a direct focus of the grant. Strategies to increase capacity in this important program include a proposal for additional funding and newly forged academic/health system partnerships to increase opportunities and support for ADN nurses in both rural and urban areas. For more BSN-completion opportunities go to the newly created Wisconsin Hospital Association BSN Completion Information. The annual WCN Wisconsin Nursing Education and Nurse Faculty Survey was disseminated to nursing programs in Wisconsin in August, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh College of Nursing. This survey yields critical benchmark data for grant deliverables. If you are a dean or director of a school of nursing in Wisconsin and have not yet completed this survey, please do so by October 31. If you have any questions, contact Stephanie Stewart, PhD at (920)203-1701.
  
Diversity: Wisconsin has received recognition as the only state to have a dedicated diversity coordinator position within the grant. Barbara Nichols shared Wisconsin's operational framework for increasing diversity in nursing, which includes: utilizing data collection for evidence-based strategies, building partnerships across multiple stakeholders, promoting & sustaining diversity efforts across academic/practice settings, and creating direct outreach approaches to engage target groups.

View a webinar from the national Campaign for the Future of Nursing and Dr. Nichols presentation at http://campaignforaction.org/webinar/resources-and-promising-practices-develop-bolster-diversity-action-plan

If you would like to participate in the work of Taking the LEAD grant or activities of the Wisconsin Action Coalition, send your request to [email protected]

 

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Taking the LEAD State Implementation Project Grant Staff:

WCN Executive Director: Judith Hansen, [email protected]

Diversity and Leadership Coordinator: Barbara Nichols, [email protected]

Education: Stephanie Stewart, [email protected]

Administrative Assistant: Molly Gottfried, [email protected]

  
  
  
 
  

                                                                

  

Just Released!


The WCN Board of Directors is pleased to announce its first comprehensive nursing workforce report. To view the report and executive summary:
  
  
This historical, landmark report compiles data from nursing workforce and education surveys, and other state and national reports. The report makes recommendations and provides key strategies to insure an adequate, competent, and diverse nursing workforce for the future of Wisconsin.
  
 
                                                                  
      Go to WCN website
  

Wisconsin Nursing Workforce Facts

                                 

  
  
Did you know...  
  • Only 5.7% of Wisconsin RNs are APRNs, compared to the national average of 8.7%

  

  • The median age of APRNs is 50

 

  • Predicted shortage gaps project vacancy rates of 35% by 2035, nearly 20,000 nurses

 

  • The mean age of doctoral nursing faculty is 58; 33% plan to retire in 4 years or less 

 

  • Only 6.4% of RNs come from racial/ethnic minorities; only 6.9% are male

 

  • 26% of Wisconsin nurses intend to leave patient care in 2 - 9 years; another 43% in 10 years

 

  • The NCLEX pass rate for Wisconsin nursing graduates is 91.8%; 85% of nursing graduates stay in Wisconsin to work

 

  • The average age of a Wisconsin RN is 48; average age of LPNs is 50