1. Addressing the Nursing Shortage UAA School of Nursing April
2005
2. Weve Only Just Begun. Gap in U.S. predicted at about 500,000
by 2020
3. A Picture of Shortage in the U.S.
4. And In Alaska (2002)
5. Alaskans Over 65
6. Alaska Jobs in Health Care
7.
8. Preliminary Results Facility Vacancy Survey 31 facilities
reporting in both 2003 and 2004 (100% of beds) ASHNHA working with
hospitals on preceptor training for new grads 177 209 # New Grads
Per Year 46 17% 53 22% # of Vacancies that Can be Filled by New
Grads 12 Worse/ 17 Better/ 2 Same Baseline Vacancy Rate Worse/
Better 9% Range 0-46% 8% Range 0-63% Vacancy Rate 272 245 #
Vacancies 3057 3042 # of RN Positions 2004 2003
9.
10. UAA Nursing School Expansion
2002 University/Industry Task Force primary recommendation was
to double the capacity of School of Nursing by 2006
UAA SON was graduating less than 100 per year; Weber State
about 10-20 more in Alaska
Projected need for about 220-240 new graduate positions
available annually in the state (survey in Summer 2003)
Doubling capacity has since become a goal for nursing schools
nationally
11.
GRADUATE PROGRAM
Grow our own faculty
Develop Masters in Nursing Education track and certificate
Improve distance delivery of MSN/Nurse Practitioner
programs
Collaborate with OHSU to offer their doctoral program in
nursing
BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM
Expansion of the bachelors program was planned in three
ways:
Increase the size of each admission cohort from 32 to 40 in
Anchorage
Increase the number of admission cohorts from two to three per
year
Enhance the RN->BSN track for distance delivery
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM
Expansion of the associate degree program outreach and
articulation:
Expand the number of communities where the program is
delivered
Implement LPN articulation and AVTEC LPN agreement
Add an additional cohort in Anchorage in the future
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
Expansion to new sites (e.g. Bethel, Fairbanks, Ketchikan,
Valley):
Continue one-year vocational program
Use distance delivery format for didactic; on-site clinical
instruction
Deliver in sites that request it in the future
Improved articulation with UAA AAS program
Capacity-Building in the SON
12. AAS Program Outreach Schedule
Outreach students
begin in January;
Anchorage students
in August
Anchorage and
Fairbanks admit every year; other sites ~ every other year
14. In the Pipeline (currently 732 pre-nursing students in
Anchorage alone) 1998-99 2003-04 102 27 0 0 Pre-Clinical Clinical
RRANN Students 207 461 668 143 224 367 AAS BS Identified
Pre-Nursing Students In Anchorage 16 16 0 0 Anchorage Distance PN
Students 62 191 71 324 41 163 0 204 Anchorage-AAS Anchorage-BS
Distance Basic RN Students 50 53 Graduate Students
15. Students Enrolled in Health Programs At the University of
Alaska Fall 2004 75 Cert Health Information Management Certificates
17 AAS Health Information Management 69 Courses Medical
Insurance/Coding 66 Cert/AAS Medical Assistant 10 BS Physician
Assistant Completion 10 MD Physician - WWAMI 64 MS Advance Practice
Nursing 34 Cert/AAS Disabilities Services 74 Cert Rural Human
Services 225 AAS/BHS Human Services 57 MS/MA Clinical/Community
Psychology 217 BS/BA/MSW Social Worker 13 MS Psychiatric Nurse
Practitioner 308 AAS/BS Professional Nursing 43 Cert Pre-Nursing
Qualification 22 Cert Practical Nursing 95 Cert Certified Nurse
Assistant 14 Cert Personal Care Attendant Number Degree
Program
16. Students Enrolled in Health Programs At the University of
Alaska Fall 2004 Cont. Total 2451 18 Credits Dietary Manager 327
Cert/AAS Culinary Arts 30 Courses Project Success 20 Cert Community
Wellness Advocate 14 Courses Gerontology 22 AAS Health Sciences 106
Cert/AAS Community Health 20 Cert Pharmacy Technician 125 EMT/ETT
Emergency Medical/Trauma Technician 70 AAS Paramedic/Fire Science
57 AAS Radiologic Technology 24 AAS Dental Hygienist 72 Cert/AAS
Dental Assistant 13 BS Medical Technology 16 AAS Medical Laboratory
Technology 40 Cert Phlebotomy/Clinical Assistant 6 MSN Health Care
Administration/Community Health 3 MPA Public Administration -
Health 55 MPH Public Health Number Degree Program
17. Alaska Students Enrolled in Outside Colleges for Health
Care Programs (WICHE/WUE AY 2003-04) Total 101 10 Other 1 BS
Pre-Physician Assistant 3 NA Pre-Physical Therapy 9 NA Pre-Pharmacy
1 NA Pre-Occupational Therapy 24 Cert/AS/BS Pre-Nursing 4 BA/BS/PD
Pre-Medicine 1 AAS Physical Therapy Assistant 3 BS Pharmacy 1 AAS
Paramedic 21 AAS/BS Nursing 2 Cert Nurse Aide 1 BS Medical
Technology 1 BS Health Sciences 2 AAS Health Information Technician
13 BA/BS Health Education and Exercise 1 BS Health Care
Administration 3 BS Dental Hygiene Number Degree Program
18.
The University and Health Care Industry share expansion
costs
Industry $3 million to date
University about $4 million
Industry Partners 2005:
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Alaska Regional Hospital
Bartlett Regional Hospital
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Ketchikan General Hospital
Providence Alaska Medical Center
Valley Hospital
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
University/Industry Partnership
19. Continued Expansion Challenges
Sufficient capacity to address influx of applicants
Faculty recruitment, retention and workload
18% vacancy rate
Clinical sites utilization
Available jobs for graduates; distribution of jobs
Sustainable funding for the expansion
Logistics of expansion; space, infrastructure, staff and other
resource needs