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Nursing Education and Practice:
Building Partnerships to Ensure a Stable Nursing Workforce in Hawai’i

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Introduction | Nursing Workforce Shortage | Opportunities & Challenge

Strategies | Partnership | Summary & References | Summit Planning Group

Spotlight on UH System

 

Summary and Challenges for the Future

The Nursing Education and Practice Collaborative sponsored by the Hawaii State Center for Nursing share the vision of a stable and competent nursing workforce for the State of Hawaii. National and international concern about the nursing shortage issue stimulated the creation of multiple task forces, recommendations (Recommendations of the AFT Nurse Faculty Shortage Task Force, 2005) and submission of reports, several state legislative initiatives, federal legislation (Nurse Reinvestment Act), and major investment from philanthropic foundations. Together, these initiatives are creating an environment supportive of change.

 

All initiatives acknowledge the long-term nature of the current nursing shortage. There is collective agreement concerning the need to facilitate access to quality nursing education programs, improve work environments, conditions of employment, and career growth for those individuals seeking careers in nursing. The challenge to build education capacity in nursing programs will continue and may worsen with increasing retirements. To support teaching as a viable career path it will be necessary to provide parity or exceeding salary beyond that of the clinical sector. Second, increased education and learning resources for public programs are needed to avoid turning away students. Healthcare organizations have the opportunity to establish partnerships with nursing programs to support increased enrollment while working to promote nursing recruitment and retention. The Collaborative recommend that nursing programs and healthcare organizations assume leadership roles in forging partnerships to ensure a stable and competent nursing workforce for Hawaii’s people.

 

References

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American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2002). Hallmarks of the professional nursing practice environment. Washington, D.C.: American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

 

American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2002a). Membership survey on education practice partnerships (unpublished).

 

American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2002b). Issue Bulletin: Accelerated programs: The fasttrack to careers in nursing.

 

American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2002c). Issue Bulletin: Using strategic partnerships to expand nursing education programs.

 

American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2003). White paper: Faculty Shortages in Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs: Scope of the Problem and Strategies for Expanding the Supply.

 

American Federation of Teachers. (2005). Recommendations of the AFT Nurse Faculty Shortage Task Force. Washington, D.C.: American Federation of Teachers.

 

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