Washington Center for Nursing

Washington Nursing Action Coalition (WNAC)

May 13, 2013
 
Regional Education-Practice Conversations: Shared Competencies for
 RN-BSN Nursing Preparation in Washington
An ITV Videoconference event on May 22, 2013 from 1-3PM PST
 
 You may participate at one of the following locations:
 Bellingham Technical College          Spokane Community College
 Walla Walla Community College     North Seattle Community College                                             
 Highline Community College            Wenatchee Valley College         
 Clark College (WSU-Vancouver campus) Tacoma Community College

To register, email info@wcnursing.org
with the following information:
your name and the
location where you will be participating
                Session Objectives:
       1. Describe shared competencies and national trends in their 
       development & implementation;
       2. Identify regional examples of using concept-based curriculum to accomplish 
       shared competencies
       3. Identify regional barriers and facilitators to developing shared competencies
       4. Assess regional levels of readiness to participate in ongoing statewide
       conversations to learn mor about developing shared comp competencies; and
       5. Identify regional groups of academic/practice partners interested in serving as early
       developers/adopters of shared competencies in WA State.
 
        Speakers include:
        Annette Flanders, Nursing Program Director, Whatcom Community College
        Cindy Hollinsworth, Nursing Director, Bellingham Technical College
        Paula Meyer, Executive Director, Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
        Suzanne Sikma, Project Manager for APIN-WA and Professor, UW Bothell
        Heather Stephen-Selby, Dean of Allied Health at Renton Technical College
 
        Format:
        1-2 PM Panel Presentations by Speakers broadcast via ITV
        2-3 PM Facilitated Discussion at each regional site

      These conversations will advance the work of the Robert Wood Johnson
      Foundation- funded Academic Progression in Nursing-Washington (APIN-WA)
      Grant Objective 2: develop statewide recommendations on shared nursing
      competencies in nursing education progression from associate to 
      baccalaureate nursing preparation.

     
 
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May 10, 2013

Leadership Toolkit: Resources for Nurses to Join Boards

How to prepare?
Roles of Boards PDF
Guidelines for Presentation to a Hospital Board PDF
Organization Meeting Guidelines PDF
Q&A About WCN Board of Directors PDF
Job Description of WCN Board Member PDF
The Competencies of Board Governance 
Duties and Obligations of Directors of Nonprofits PDF
Internet Resources PDF
Leadership development resources PDF
Harvard Business Review: "Leadership is Conversation" PDF
Nurse Manager Skills Inventory PDF
Guide to Project Management PDF
"The Necessary Art of Persuasion" PDF
Charity and Nonprofit Board Service in Washington State: A Quick Guide PDF
The Three D's For All Nonprofit Board Members 



April 10, 2013

Regional Education-Practice Conversations:
Shared Competencies for RN-BSN
 Nursing Preparation in Washington
 An ITV Videoconference event
   May 22, 2013 from 1-3 p.m. PST
 
Stay tuned for a list of all participating ITV locations and registration information


November 13, 2012

The WNAC hosted a webinar, "Developing Shared Competencies for the Nurse of the Future: Learning from the Massachusetts Experience" with Dr. Maureen Sroczynski.

The following materials used or referenced in the webinar are now available:

Recording of the webinar

Article: "Creativity and Connections: The Future of Nursing Education and Practice: The Massachusetts Initiative" by Maureen Sroczynski, DNP, MS, RN; Gayle Gravlin, EdD, RN, NEA, BC; Paulette Seymour Route, PhD, RN; Nancy Hoffart, PhD, RN; and Patricial Creelman, MS, RN. 

Click here to download the slides from the presentation (PDF 10 MB). 

Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action
™ (CFA) is a collaborative effort created by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the AARP Foundation to implement solutions to the challenges facing the nursing profession, and to build upon nurse-based approaches to improving quality and transforming the way Americans receive health care.

Washington Nursing Action Coalition

The Washington Center for Nursing (WCN) and the Washington Health Foundation (WHF) are leading the Washington Nursing Action Coalition (WNAC), Washington’s initiative to implement the national nursing recommendations. Under the Campaign for Action, Washington joins a group of 48 states to implement the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) national blueprint for ensuring that all Americans have access to high-quality, patient-centered care in which nurses contribute as key partners in transforming the system. By 2012, the Regional Action Coalition (RAC) approach is expected to move into all 50 states.

The Washington Nursing Action Coalition will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders from a variety of sectors. They will focus on developing a strategic plan for implementation that includes identifying the key work for Washington State, capturing best practices, determining research needs, tracking lessons learned and identifying replicable models. This work will build on previous efforts in Washington, such as the Master Plan for Nursing Education, the regional meetings on the Nurse of the Future held by WCN across Washington State in 2010 and WHF’s Healthiest State in the Nation Campaign.
 

Work in progress:

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Academic Progression in Nursing grant was awarded to WCN to help enhance nursing education. Washington Center for Nursing will receive $300,000 over two years to continue the Washington Nursing Action Coalition work. The grant will help implement the IOM's recommendation to increase the percentage of nurses with a BSN or higher degree to 80% by 2020. 

The support from RWJF's APIN program means many exciting changes for Washington. Take a look at our Question and Answer document for an outline of specific goals we, and our partners, will help meet. 
            
If you would like to participate in this work or receive updates on our progress, please let us know.
 

Work completed:

  • Finalized Steering Committee
  • Statewide conference. October 7 2011
  • Focus group work
  • Leading Change, Advancing Health: Statewide Conference on IOM Recommendations (October 7, 2011).
  • IOM Recommendations for Nursing: Yakima Valley Responds. Event hosted by Heritage University July 28, 2011: Download presentation slides above right (Large file). Read a blog entry on the event. 
  • Participation in RWJF training and meetings with WA congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. in June 2011
  • Identification of focus areas for Washington - Recommendations 2-7 of the IOM Report: 
    • Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse collaborative improvement efforts
    • Implement nurse residency programs
    • Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80 percent by 2020
    • Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020
    • Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning
    • Prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance health
 
  • During the summer and fall of 2010, WCN convened a series of focus groups across the state to engage Washington nurses in discussions about the future of nursing and healthcare. Approximately 250 nurses participated in these meetings.  A summary report has been submitted to the Washington State Department of Health, and the WCN Board of Directors will discuss conclusions and recommendations for next steps in the context of the WNAC work.
 
Support Our Work


IOM report
The Future of Nursing:
Leading Change, Advancing Health

PDF Report Brief
PDF Report Summary
PDF Full Report at
National Academies Press
PDF What does it mean
for WA State?
PDF IOM Recommendations: Yakima Valley Presentation Slides (2.3 MB)
PDF Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action
FAQ 

PDF National Resource Guide
PDF State Resource Guide
PDF WNAC Conference - Linda Burnes Bolton Keynote Presentation (2 MB)
PDF WNAC Conference - Posters
PDF WNAC Conference Summary (639 KB)



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