STRATEGIC PLAN 2007-2010 STRATEGIC GOALS AND ACTION PLAN
The Mission of the Northwest Arkansas Nursing Education Consortium (NEC) is to provide nursing education to meet the evolving healthcare needs of Northwest Arkansas.
NEC VISION STATEMENTS To support its Mission Statement, NEC has identified seven Vision Statements:
To support these Vision Statements, the NEC Board developed a 2008-2010 budget to support the programs, scholarships and outfitting a pilot Center for Nursing Education shared laboratory facility.
NEC 2008 TO 2010 INITIATIVES
The NEC Board revised and continues to implement its 2008-10 Strategic Plan through six initiatives. Those initiatives include:
I. Increase the effectiveness and efficiency of nursing education:
II. Complete the pilot project initiated by Care Foundation and supported by the Walton Family Foundation to develop a project that recruits, educates and retains bilingual nursing students from the public schools in Springdale and Siloam Springs.
III. Coordinate and automate the clinical nursing experience of nursing students in area hospitals, clinics and long-term care facilities through the NEC website (www.nwansged.org).
IV. Collaborate as the partner schools in a shared nursing simulation and practice laboratory pilot in 2008.
V. Coordinate appeals for scholarships and stipends for general nursing students.
VI. Research, publish and disseminate scholarly articles on NEC initiative outcomes.
NEC 2008 MEASURABLE GOALS
NEC 2008 - 2010 ABBREVIATIONS
CF=
Care Foundation, funder of the BNSI project
WFF=
Walton Family Foundation, funder of the BNSI coordinator and office
WRF=
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, funder of the Siloam Springs BNSI cohort operations and staffing
NA =
Nursing Administrators for the participating nursing schools
CNO =
Chief Nursing Officer of each participating healthcare facility
Board=
NEC Board of Directors
Coordinator=
Mayda Hidalgo, Shay Lastra and Ivonne Garrison –
BNSI Project Coordinators
Consultant=
Walt Eilers, NEC consultant
EMSON=
Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas
INITIATIVE I: NURSING EDUCATION: Increase the effectiveness and efficiency of nursing education.
RESOURCES: Nursing Administrators, Walt Eilers, Coordinators, 2008-10 Strategic Plan, WRF, WFF and Care grants, school budgets.
Vision
Objectives
Action Steps
Frequency
Responsible
Fiscal Resources
2, 3,4
Develop and launch a universal program to visit select area high schools to promote nursing as a career.
1.Update materials for school visits: website, school links, brochure, display, Constant Contact enewsletters and ladder on curriculum, timeline, cost and income.
2.Devise a spring recruitment visit action plan to outline nursing degrees, career path and requirements.
3.Schedule nursing programs visits by each of the four schools in two high schools annually.
Annually
Each Spring
On-going
EMSON
Nursing Administrators (NA)
NEC budget
School budgets
1, 3,4
Promote the seamless nursing education articulation pathway among the participating institutions.
1.Present the articulation standards via brochure, website and power point.
2.Keep articulation agreements current.
3. Establish written agreements on articulation and acceptance.
4.Promote the UAMS/AHEC online RN-BSN program.
3Q 2008
NA
AHEC/UAMS JoAnn
3,5,7
Expand cultural learning effectiveness among nurse educators for Vietnamese, Latino, and Marshallese nursing students.
1.Identify cultural learning differences and implement a learning strategies program.
2. Schedule annual workshops on diversity and cultural awareness.
3.Teach culturally sensitive healthcare practices and compliance strategies.
Continuing
Coordinators
Care, WFF and WRF grants
1,6
Identify, educate and recruit the “best and brightest nurses” as nurse educators to meet the student enrollment and to replace educators who leave or retire.
1.Seek school and grant funding to implement program and incentives.
2.Survey current nurse educator profiles, turn over and applicant pool.
3. Devise a program to identify, recruit, incent and educate up to 15 nurse educator candidates.
Fall 08
Annually 2Q
Launch Summer 09 then quarterly
Consultant
Board with NA
Grant study
INITIATIVE II: BILINGUAL NURSING SCHOLARS INITIATIVE (BNSI) Complete the pilot project initiated by Care Foundation (CF) and supported by Walton Family (WFF) and Winthrop Rockefeller Foundations (WRF) to develop a model that recruits, educates and retains bilingual nursing students from area public schools.
RESOURCES: Jan Lightner (CF), Naccaman Williams (WFF), Bill Rahn (WRF),Dr. Don Love at Springdale, Deb Moore, Coordinators, Springdale and Siloam Springs Curriculum Task Forces, LULAC, HWOA, Literacy Council and media.
2, 3, 4, 7
Expand NEC’s understanding of the needs and dynamics of the bilingual students regarding nursing as a career.
1.Use the Task Force (TF) and Curriculum Teams (CT) to determine progress of model.
2.Conduct annual project review.
3.Present an annual report of the project and its achievements and impact on Springdale and Siloam Springs schools.
4.Study the effectiveness of the project.
August
May
Moore, Coordinators, Board
Board, Moore, Coordinators U of A
CF, WRF, WFF grants
U of A Students and Faculty
3, 4, 7
Establish a pilot project in eight Springdale and five Siloam Springs schools to determine how to include nursing in public school curriculum and instruction.
1.Expand the curriculum pilot project to HHS and SSDS.
2.Conduct semester progress reviews.
3.Present written findings and recommendations.
Completed 2Q 2008 Each semester
Each May
Moore Coordinators, Eilers
2, 3, 4
Implement a scholarship and stipend program support nursing students or those in prerequisite courses.
1.Update forms and process to streamline application/approval.
2.Advertise forms and details on website.
3.Update the website and materials each semester.
Semester
Moore
Dunivan
1, 3, 4
Schedule annual Summer Enrichment Program (EP) sessions to assist bilingual students to prepare for nursing school.
1.Outline EP qualifications, provisions and goals. 2.Advertise EP through guidance counselors.
3.Seek EP community partners.
Each
Board
CF,WRF, WFF grants
1, 2, 3, 4
Manage the Project Coordinators as they direct and assess the school and community programs.
Confirm job description, pay and expectations for Project Coordinators.
Each semester
Moore Board
Establish a third project location.
Establish letter of intent with third school district and establish parameters.
Summer 09
Board Consultant
Outside grant
INITIATIVE III: ENHANCE ENDUSER AWARENESS Coordinate, streamline and automate the clinical nursing experience of nursing students in hospitals, clinics and long-term care facilities through partnerships and dialogue. Provide online access via the NEC website (www.nwansged.org).
RESOURCES: Board, CNOs, U of A graduate students/faculty, Corrinnia Briggs, Walt Eilers, Chris Dunivan and hospital vendors.
2
Seek healthcare financial support for clinical and educational experiences.
1.Develop case statement for community support of NEC programs and needs.
2.Seek grant and sponsorship support campaign.
Summer 08
NEC Budget
2, 4, 7
Schedule regular dialogue sessions to build partnerships with end users.
1.Set up semester meetings with CNOs.
2.Review clinical partnerships.
3.Schedule semester coordination.
4.Seek assessment and feedback of enduser needs and school performance.
Spring/Fall
Clinical agents
NA/Board
Schools
Manage an intuitive NEC web page supported by a webmaster to serve as the communications source and demonstrate the benefit of “virtual collaboration.
1.Outline features, functions and access standards of the online calendar. 2.Coordinate activating the calendar on the NEC website. 3.Schedule bimonthly and semester work sessions on virtual collaboration.
1Q2006
2Q2006
Bimonthly Semester
Eilers/Dunivan
Northwest Health Auxiliary (NHA) grant
1, 2, 4, 7
Optimize the resources of the nursing schools and hospitals in providing relevant clinical rotations and experiences each semester
1.Coordinate clinical schedules.
2.Publish the clinical schedule.
3.Publish articles on the impact of coordinated clinical scheduling on student performance.
4.Investigate commercial potential opportunities for program/software.
Ongoing
U of A author Board as coauthor
Development funds
2, 4, 5, 7
Sponsor annual Nursing Retreat to coordinate programs and focus NEC efforts and priorities.
1.Schedule semiannual April and October retreats with hospital and healthcare endusers.
2.Assess needs/establish NEC priorities.
3.Confirm priorities and support with Adm.
semiannually
June annually
NEC budget CNOs Educators Funders’ lunch
1, 2
Expand the partnership program into a cooperative clinical scheduling with a coordinator, website and software funded by a private grant.
1. Assess the project design and impact on schools and hospitals.
2. Submit a grant request for project funding.
3. Report results and seek extended funding for continued coordination.
4. Conduct a case study into the impact and efficiency of scheduling and determine consulting potential.
3Q 2009
4Q 2009
Spring annually
3Q 2010
Seek new grant
U of A
INITIATIVE IV: SHARED SIMULATION LABORATORY/FACILITY Pilot a shared nursing simulation and practice laboratory at NTI for articulation students to test and demonstrate the effectiveness of collaboration among the sponsoring schools and community partners.
RESOURCES: Facilities Task Force, CNOs, Hill-Rom, Nursing Administrators, school CFOs and U of A graduate students/staff.
Objective
Use NTI shared lab to test Features and Functions for a in the shared laboratory with a simulation center and practice/testing laboratory.
1.Review, edit and estimate a budget and operations plan.
2.Seek administrative confirmation of the collaborating shared pilot.
3.Devise a letter agreement.
4Q 08
1Q 09
3Q 09
NA Consultant CFOs
2, 4, 5
Seek community partnerships with healthcare executives to provide financial support and clinical experiences.
2.Implement grant and sponsorship support campaign.
3Q 08
2, 7
Develop a collaboration model and budget with three-year assumptions on staffing and operations.
1.Discuss expectations and roles of participating schools and staff.
2.Devise an action plan and program for the pilot.
3.Track and assess the impact of the program.
4.Research and assess the value of the pilot to nursing education.
1Q 10
U of A Author
State budget
DWRF planning grant to match $236K
2 & 7
Research, write and adopt job descriptions and operating protocols for the shared facility.
1.Research and draft job descriptions and operating protocols for CNE.
2.Seek administrative acceptance.
3.Conduct research on facilities and their impact on nursing education.
School
2 and 7
Develop a transition plan, schedule and budget to be shared by the participating schools.
1.Seek state funding for operations.
2.Visit other schools to find their plan. 3.Develop a transition plan reflecting impact on nursing education.
4Q 09
L. Smith
INITIATIVE V: NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS Coordinate a scholarship program for participating institutions to raise $20,000 annually for academic and need scholarships and stipends for enrolled nursing students (Outside BNSI).
RESOURCES Deb Moore, Jan Lightner Care Foundation, Naccaman Williams Walton Family Foundation, counselors, Chris Dunivan, Chris Pinson bookkeeper, Corrinnia Briggs and Walt Eilers.
Implement a Stars of Nursing annual giving program to fund general scholarships.
1.Develop Stars materials, recognition and thank you protocol.
2.Launch a Stars of Nursing giving circle to build awareness and support.
3.Each school submits 20 prospect names and contact information for campaign.
4.Launch a campaign to 40 names to give $500 per year to scholarships.
5.Devise a strategy seeking community support for nursing scholarships.
6.Pilot a Nurses Night Out fundraiser.
2Q 08
Annually 1Q
Each Fall semester
Eilers, Briggs
NA/Ruth Jones
Board/students
Establish a protocol and vehicle for online donation and purchase of tickets.
1.Review website forms and protocols.
2.Revise the website.
3.Publicize the availability of online access to donations and purchase.
T. Kippenbrock
Chris Pinson Chris Dunivan/
Auxiliary grant
Maintain a record of scholarship recipients, their biographies, academic and employment status.
1.Employ a bookkeeper to maintain records and write checks.
2.Develop electronic and paper files of the scholarships and applications.
3.Establish an address/biography program to track scholarship recipients.
Spring Semester
NA/bookkeeper
Windgate grant
1, 3, 4, 7
Include scholarship applications, protocol and scholar information on NEC website.
1.Place scholarship apps as PDFs.
2.Highlight scholarship impact in press release and website.
3.Update website each semester.
4.Track the continuing impact.
Chris Dunivan, Consultant
Northwest Auxiliary grant
INITIATIVE VI: NEC PUBLICATIONS AND PROGRAM RESEARCH PROJECTS Research, publish and disseminate scholarly articles on NEC initiative outcomes.
RESOURCES NAs, Board, Chris Dunivan and Walt Eilers.
1.
Summer Enrichment Tracking Study
2.
BNSI Four-Year Perspective
Moore/Hidalgo
Spring 09
4.
Online Clinical Schedule Impact
Kippenbrock
5.
Joint Orientation Effectiveness
Malm/Swisher
Fall 09
6.
Consortium Impact and Leadership
Neighbors
7.
Effectiveness of the Articulation Simulation Lab
Holloway/Noble
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