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Reducing Duplication in ADN & RN-BSN Curricula. Perkins Leadership Grant 2011 – 2012 Final Report RWJF Advancing Progression in Nursing Grant 2012-2014. Purpose of Perkins Grant Project. Create a 1 + 2 + 1 BSN curriculum with ADN exit that: r educes barriers to BSN level - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Reducing Duplication in ADN & RN-BSN Curricula
Perkins Leadership Grant2011 – 2012 Final Report
RWJF Advancing Progression in Nursing Grant
2012-2014
Create a 1 + 2 + 1 BSN curriculum with ADN exit that: reduces barriers to BSN level Improves seamless transfer/articulation reduces duplication does not exceed 120 semester hours
Purpose of Perkins Grant Project
List of required courses – 45 hours –which would meet the general ed core curriculum requirements
Nine hours of general ed courses which can be decided by each community college Courses needed to complete core curriculum Required pre-requisites for other gen ed courses Any hours not used by core curriculum courses or
pre-requisites, will be chosen from a list of preferred courses from the universities (for example – Sociology, nutrition, chemistry, etc.)
Total of 54 general education courses
General Education Course Results
Required General Education Courses
English 6 hours 3 hours Anatomy & Physiology 8 hours 8 hours Microbiology 4 hours 4 hours General psychology 3 hours 3 hours Human Growth & Development 3 hours 3 hours Fine Arts (Creative arts in new core) 3 hours 3 hours Government 6 hours American History 6 hours Math stats 3 hours Humanities (Language, philosophy, 3 hours culture in new core) Total 45 hours 24 hours BSN ADN
Consortium for Advancing Baccalaureate Nursing Education in Texas (CABNET)
CABNET is Here
If student meets 2 items below, universities will agree not to require any more lower division general education courses (unless they are part of the 30 hours at University) Have completed 54 hours general ed courses
set by the individual community college (45 set hours + 9 local control hours)
Have transcript marked Texas Core Complete
CABNET Agreement
Standardized pre-requisites in order to apply TSI Complete A&P I, General Psychology and English
Composition with a GPA of 2.5 in those Overall GPA of 2.5 (nursing gen ed courses
only) Met minimum reading, math and composite
scores on either HESI or ATI admission tests if a test is required (contact Dr. Greg Miller from SATIN grant for correlation of minimums between tests)
CABNET Agreement
CABNET: A Statewide Model grant project submitted by Texas Team Advancing Health Through Nursing via Texas Nurses Foundation
Focus on increasing the number of RN to BSNs in Texas
Project Directors – Dr. Helen Reid, Dr. Kathryn Tart & Dr. Susie Sportsman
Project Manager – Lauren Smitherman
Robert Wood Johnson FoundationAcademic Progression in Nursing
(APIN)
Develop a multi-focused statewide model to assist all RN to BSN programs in the state of Texas to increase the number of associate degree prepared nurses graduating each year from1,826 in AY2010- 2011 to 4,200 in AY 2013-2014, a 230% increase.
APIN Grant Major Goal
Recruit 60 programs to adopt the CABNET agreement
Recruit 40 programs to adopt the concept-based curriculum
Develop, implement, and evaluate faculty development programs to increase faculty expertise in clinical and didactic teaching in a concept based curriculum.
APIN Major Objectives
Use a focus group methodology to assess employer and regional leaders’ perceptions of behaviors demonstrating competence of the “nurse of the future” especially for IOM concepts
Increase the percentage of minority graduates of RN to BSN programs from 45 – 50% by 2014
Document the employment policies used by partnering clinical sites that support academic progress for nurses
Develop a process to document the number of Texas AD RNs enrolling in BSN program immediately upon graduation from pre-licensure program and /or who graduate from out-of-state RN to BSN programs
APIN Major Objectives
CABNET Advisory Committee created Texas Team Website Created CABNET agreements signed Concept-based RN-to-BSN and MSN courses
developed Focus groups on future nurse competencies
with results incorporated in to RN to BSN courses
APIN Grant Activities
Diversity Advisory Committee created Diversity Champions selected for each Texas Team
region who will hold information sessions at Texas HSI and HBCU and traditional minority association meetings
40 Mentors chosen to work with minority RN-to-BSN students
Best practices for recruiting minorities collected and distributed and adopted in at least 10 schools
Scholarship information for minorities shared
APIN Grant Activities
Employment policies supporting academic progression compiled and shared and best practices adopted
Faculty learning needs regarding teaching in a concept-based curriculum compiled and used to design 4 webinars for faculty development
Process developed to document number of Texas AD RNs enrolling in out of state RN-to-BSN programs
APIN Grant Activities
Sign CABNET agreement Select a practice partner Have faculty send e-mail to apin@texasnurses.org
if they are interested in developing the concept-based RN-to-BSN and MSN courses
Recommend mentors to work with minority RN-to-BSN students
Distribute faculty learning needs survey to your faculty when you receive it in the next couple of weeks
What Can You Do?
We cannot become what we need to be by
remaining what we are. Max De Pree
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