Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses in NC Statewide RIBN Project

1. Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses in NCStatewide RIBN Project

2. NC Nursing Education Programs • 59 associate degree programs (ADN) • 55 based in community colleges • 18 pre-licensure BSN programs • 1 pre-licensure MSN program • 2 diploma programs • 19 RN to BSN completion programs • 38 practical nursing programs

3. NC RN Nursing Workforce • Greater than 66% of new graduates are prepared at the associate degree (ADN) level • Only 15.6% of ADNs have completed a BSN or higher degree • Decreasing pipeline for future faculty, advanced practice & leadership roles

4. RIBN Background • NC IOM 2004 Nursing Workforce Priority: Increase proportion of BSN-prepared nurses to 60% in NC • Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future Grant (PIN) • RWJF/NWHF/Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence of NYC 2008-2010 • WNC RIBN Partners: WCU, AB Tech CC, FFNE • Additional support from state/local funders for WNC RIBN • Funding support to seed RIBN statewide: The Duke Endowment and Partners Investing in Nursing through Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence

5. What is RIBN? • Partnership between community or private college and baccalaureate nursing programs • Dual Admission Criteria and Curriculum approved by both institutions • Recognized as BSN program by NC Educational Assistance Authority • New Educational Track to BSN degree NOT an RN to BSN program

6. Four Year RIBN Curriculum • Home-based at community or private college Years 1-3 • Take one university course per semester to maintain admission status and earn credits toward BSN - Most university courses on-line • Year 1 – General education/nursing pre-reqs • Years 2 & 3 - Complete ADN program; eligible for RN licensure • Year 4: Complete BSN courses/degree at university while being eligible to work as RN

7. History of RIBN Across NC • 2008-10: AB Tech & WCU developed model in NC – 1st students admitted 2010; 1st BSN grads -2014 • 2010: Added 5 Regional RIBN Partnerships • Centralina, Eastern NC, Hickory, Rural Piedmont, Wilmington • Includes 5 universities, 13 CCs, 1 private ADN program • Admit 1st RIBN students 2012; 1st BSN grads 2016 • Project 75-100 new BSN grads/year beginning 2016 • RIBN interest expanding statewide 1/3rd of NC BSN programs and 1/4th NC CCs now involved

8. Regional RIBN Partnerships Hickory Lenoir-Rhyne University Western Piedmont Community College Wilkes Community College Caldwell Community College Catawba Valley Community College Mitchell Community College Eastern North Carolina East Carolina University Lenoir Community College Beaufort Community College Roanoke-Chowan Community College Pitt County Community College Tier One Counties WNC [pilot] Western Carolina University Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Alleghany Gates Camden Ashe Stokes Northhampton Currituck Person Warren Surry Rockingham Caswell Granville Vance Hertford Pasquatank Halifax Watauga Wilkes Perquimans Yadkin Orange Bertie Forsyth Mitchell Chowan Avery Franklin Guilford Nash Durham Caldwell Alexander Davie Alamance Edgecombe Yancey Madison Iredell Tyrrell Dare Davidson Martin Washington Wake Burke Randolph Chatham Wilson McDowell Catawba Buncombe Rowan Haywood Pitt Beaufort Johnston Swain Hyde Rutherford Lincoln Lee Greene Cabarrus Montgomery Henderson Graham Harnett Jackson Moore Stanly Wayne Polk Cleveland Gaston Lenoir Craven Cherokee Macon Mecklenburg Transylvania Pamlico Clay Cumberland Jones Richmond Hoke Sampson Union Duplin Anson Onslow Scotland Carteret Centralina UNC Charlotte Gaston College Central Piedmont Community College College of Health Sciences at Carolinas Healthcare System Robeson Bladen Rural Piedmont Pfeiffer University Stanly Community College Pender New Hanover Columbus Wilmington UNC Wilmington Cape Fear Community College Brunswick

9. RIBN Success Factors • Commitment to collaboration between the academic programs • Standardized CC ADN Curriculum • Regional Coordinator to “sell” dual concept, assure all agreements met, documents signed across institutions; keep project on track! • Student Success Advocate to market program to high schools, advise applicants, support students

10. Essential Partners for Success • Administrators of all involved academic institutions – presidents, chancellors, deans, registrars, student services directors, state-level administrators • Nursing Faculty • Primary employers in region - CEOs, CNOs, Recruiters, Staff Education Coordinators • Funding organizations

11. Expected RIBN Outcomes • Increase access to BSN programs, particularly in rural areas • Increase faculty and APRN pipeline • Resource sharing among RIBN partners – faculty, labs, other learning opportunities • Economically feasible option to achieve BSN

12. Expected Outcomes….. • Increase RN preparation for complex, hi tech, fast-paced work environment • Increase RN preparation in public health, gerontology, leadership • Increase proportion of younger graduates entering workforce • Increase diversity of nursing workforce

13. NC Future of Nursing Action Coalition • Mission: Transforming Nursing for NC’s Health • Based on IOM Report – The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health • Priority Action: Increase proportion of baccalaureate nurses to 80% by 2020 • Major Strategy: Implement RIBN statewide by 2016

14. RIBN Challenges & Opportunities Engaging faculty/administrators/support services at all academic levels Engaging employers to support RIBN student/employee through Year 4 Faculty/student readiness for new teaching/learning modalities Assuring statewide access to RIBN track

15. RIBN Challenges & Opportunities • Engaging faculty/administrators/support services at all academic levels • Engaging employers to support RIBN student/employee through Year 4 • Faculty/student readiness for new teaching/learning modalities • Assuring statewide access to RIBN track

16. Together we can transform nursing in North Carolina!!! Visit our website at www.ffne.org for more information on the RIBN Project & Future of Nursing Action Coalition