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.
The Washington Center for Nursing (WCN) and the Washington Health Foundation (WHF) are leading the Washington Nursing Action Coalition, Washington’s initiative to implement the national nursing recommendations. Under the Campaign for Action, Washington joins a group of fifteen 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 planned/ in progress:
Finalize Steering Committee
Follow up on statewide conference and initiate focus group work
If you would like to participate in this work or receive updates on our progress, please let us know.
Event hosted by Heritage University July 28, 2011:IOM Recommendations for Nursing: Yakima Valley Responds. Download presentation slides above right (Large file). Read a blog entry on the event.
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.
