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The Northeast Team of the Ohio Action Coalition, composed of regional clinical and academic educators, identified a potential barrier for nurses pursuing a baccalaureate degree. Duplication of health assessment content was identified for some associate degree graduates enrolled in RN-BSN programs, thereby adding extra time and cost for attaining the baccalaureate degree. In response, the Northeast Team of the Ohio Action Coalition developed an assessment competency evaluation that, if successfully passed, would grant credit for the health assessment course. The assessment competency evaluation provided the opportunity for students to demonstrate competency in both health assessment and clinical judgment skills.
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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate , Clinical Competence , Humans , Judgment , OhioABSTRACT
AIM: This article discusses a regionally located approach to seamless nursing education progression in Ohio. The Ohio Action Coalition supported nursing programs in creating educational pathways involving cooperative efforts of academia and clinical practice to provide access for students to achieve a baccalaureate degree. BACKGROUND: The Ohio Action Coalition was formed in 2011 and received its first State Implementation Program grant in 2013, with a major focus on promoting seamless academic progression models. METHOD: The seamless academic progression models have been fully implemented, demonstrating positive results for the progression of baccalaureate-prepared nurses in Ohio. RESULTS: The efforts in Ohio have demonstrated over a 10 percent increase in baccalaureate-prepared nurses. CONCLUSION: Ohio is moving the needle for higher education of nurses at a faster rate than average across the nation.
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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate/organization & administration , Humans , OhioABSTRACT
AIM: The Ohio Action Coalition was formed to address the key recommendations of the Institute of Medicine's Future of Nursing report. BACKGROUND: The Future of Nursing Campaign for Action is a national initiative to guide implementation of the recommendations in the Future of Nursing report. METHOD: Through statewide meetings, leaders from nursing education and practice adopted a statewide competency model. Regional teams provided detailed regional gap analyses using the Ohio Nurse Competency Model and address the Institute of Medicine's foundational pillar that nurses should achieve higher levels of education. RESULTS: Communication among baccalaureate and community colleges and nursing practice has increased statewide as a result of this collaborative project. The teams are committed to exploring ways to standardize and develop adaptable seamless academic progression models for implementation across communities. CONCLUSION: Ultimately, the goal is to positively impact the academic preparation of the Ohio nursing workforce.
