Presentation Regional Action Coalition

Campaign VisionCenter to Champion Nursing in America

All Americans have access to

high-quality, patient-centered care in a

health care system where nurses contribute as essential partners in achieving success

The Future of Nursing Campaign for Action

Key Messages of IOM ReportReleased October 5, 2010

The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advocating Health

• Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.

• Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression.

• Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health care professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States.

• Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and information infrastructure.

IOM Recommendations

1. Remove scope of practice barriers

2. Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse collaborative improvement efforts

3. Implement nurse residency programs

4. Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80% by 2020

5. Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020

6. Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning

7. Prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance health

8. Build an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of inter-professional health care workforce data

How will the eight IOM recommendations

translate into action?

Campaign for Actioncampaignforaction.org

State Action Coalitionspaactioncoalition.org

Regional Action Coalitions

• Implement priority IOM recommendations in Pennsylvania• Improve health care to Pennsylvania citizens• Take action through Regional Action Coalitions

Coalition Goal

State Steering Committee Members• Christine Alichnie, Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA)

• Neal Bisno, SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania

• Jackie Dunbar-Jacob, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

• Julie Fairman, University of Pennsylvania

• Heather Falck, Independence Blue Cross

• Denise Fessler, Capital Blue Cross

• Mandy N. Hagan, Health and Wellness, Walgreen Company

• Susan Hallick, Geisinger Medical Center

• Tine Hansen Turton, Public Health Management Corporation

• Holly Lorenz, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

• Sandra E. McAnallen, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Plan

• Joseph Napolitano, Rider-Pool Trust

• Paula Milone-Nuzzo, Penn State School of Nursing

• Betsy Snook, Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

• Jamie M. Ware, Convenient Care Association

• William White, American Association of Retired Persons

• Nancy Zionts, Jewish Healthcare Foundation

To improve the health status of Pennsylvanians by increasing access to quality, cost-effective care

Mission

TOP Priority IOM Recommendations in Pennsylvania:

1. Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80% by 2020

2. Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020

3. Prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance health

4. Build an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of inter-professional health care workforce data5. Implement nurse residency programs

Additional Foci of the Coalition:

1. Remove scope of practice barriers

2. Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse collaborative improvement efforts

3. Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning

Today’s Focus:

Establishment of Your

Regional Action Coalition

GoalTo establish the infrastructure of the nine Regional Action Coalitions to facilitate achievement of targeted Coalition goals

• Northwest 1

• Northwest 2

• North Central

• Northeast 1

• Northeast 2

• Southeast 1

• Southeast 2

• South Central

• Southwest

Regional Action Coalitions

Next Steps

• Date, time and location of next meeting• Determine chair(s) of next meeting• Write agenda for next meeting• Brainstorm invitations to new participants (nurses and non-nurses)• Arrange for a summary of each meeting to be written, distributed and placed on the

website• Review Coalition agenda and focus on strategies to meet IOM recommendations

Current Coalition Initiatives

• Collection of data on articulation mechanisms in place for seamless progression from diploma or associate degree programs to baccalaureate degree programs

• Collection of data on nursing workforce, including diversity of nursing workforce

• Need to partner with Regional Action Coalitions to complete these initiatives

• Communicate, communicate, communicate

• Be as inclusive and participatory as you can

• Network

• Set achievable goals and aim for success

• Be creative about meetings

• Ensure diversity among members

• Accept all ideas: There is no idea you can’t think!

• Celebrate your successes

Guidelines

Remember: This is your Regional Action Coalition.

All ideas are welcome.

Thank you!

www.paactioncoalition.org