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