Master Plan for Nursing Education

• Reduce the nursing faculty shortage by implementing strategies that address faculty preparation, workload and compensation.
• Develop innovative curriculum models and teaching strategies that are consistent with national accreditation and practice guidelines through dialogue among nursing education, practice, research and policy.
• Promote the introduction of formal, structured transition to practice programs for new nurses in all practice settings.
• Implement strategies to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of nursing students and faculty in Washington.

Faculty Shortage

• Development of a Toolkit for Deans and Directors of Nursing Programs.

Transition to Practice

• Development of a Toolkit for Transition to Practice Programs.
• Survey of Washington State hospitals regarding Transition to Practice programs, or elements of such programs, currently in place.

Innovative Curriculum Models

• Support for the Council on Nursing Education in Washington (CNEWS) in moving towards common prerequisites for Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) programs.

Diversity

• Data collection on nursing faculty diversity.
• Fundraising for the position of a Program Director, Diversity Initiatives at WCN.

• Regional stakeholder meetings across the state to discuss the knowledge, skills, and attributes needed for nurses entering the profession and as they progress through their careers.