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National Institue of Nursing Research Has Its Origin
National Institue of Nursing Research Has Its OriginTo help promote the nursing profession and to broaden and deepen its value to the general public, the Federal government helped fund the National Center for Nursing Research to help formalize nursing research. The center was elevated to full NIH Institute status in 1993. The NINR is "dedicated to improving the health and health care of Americans through funding of nursing research and research training." -
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Nursing Education, 1988 to 2013
A review of a 25-year span of nursing education, from the perspective of Generatio nX. -
ANA Recognizes Nursing Informatics as a specialty
The American Nurses Association formally recognizes Nursing Informatics as a specialy in 1992. -
Status of the Quality of Nursing Education in the 1980s
An article published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing reviews the quality of nursing education during the 1980s and determines that "educational development must be focused on the practicum and not just on forging links with higher education if a professional nurse education is to be achieved" (French, 1992, p. 619). -
National Institute of Nursing Research receives full institute status
Originally created as the National Center for Research for Nursing, the name was changed and the organization's status was upgraded to full institute membership. -
ANA Approves establishment of NIDSEC
The American Nurses Association established the Nursing Information & Data Set Evaluation Center. This helps formalize a language for nurses that will have standard definitions. As knowledge workers, nurses must be sure they handle and interpret information consistently over time and setting. -
ANA Reaffirms the BSN
The American Nurses Association, though it had endorsed "baccalaureate education as the educational foundation for professional nursing practice" since 1964, it reaffirmed its postion in 2000. -
The AACN Prefers the BSN
The AACN Prefers the BSNThe self-described only national nursing organization of nurses in the US that is dedicated exclusively to advancing nursing education releases a statement: "American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) recognizes the Bachelor of Science degree in nursing as the minimum educational requirement for professional nursing practice". -
HIPAA Goes Into Effect
Impacting nursing by requiring that they become educated on the restrictions the legislation imposes, nurses must be guardians of patient confidentiality and privacy. -
Article warning re undereducated RNs: Less voice
Donley and Flaherty warn that a consequence of less educated healthcare professionals is that healthcare workers with only associate degrees are less likely to be invited to critical governing board meetings were changes in processes and procedures are discussed and are thus less likely to be involved in healthcare matters of concern to them. They will be left out of the decision-making process. -
Aiken Notes: ↑ BSN = ↑ Safety
Better Education Provides for More Better OutcomesArticle by Linda Aiken et al notes that " In hospitals with higher proportions of nurses educated at the baccalaureate level or higher, surgical patients experienced lower mortality and failure-to-rescue rates." -
North Dakota Backs Out of BSN
North Dakota, the first, and only, state to require the BSN as the minimum education requirement for entry into practice rescinds its earier decision, effective from 1987 to 2003. Nurses in North Dakota were not unified behind the desicion. Some felt the low density population of the state may have made it too difficult to coordinate all nurses getting a BSN rapidly enough. -
The T.I.G.E.R. Initiative
The T.I.G.E.R. InitiativeBegun in 200, this group of nurses wanted to ensure that the profession was adequately trained in today's technology -- their mission: "to enable practicing nurses and nursing students to fully engage in the unfolding digital electronic era in healthcare." -
AACN recommends DNP for Adanced Practice Nurses.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing recommended changing the level of preparation of advanced practice nurses from a masters to a doctorate (the Doctorate of Nursing Practice was initiated at Case Western Reserve University in 1979). -
Pres. G.W. Bush sets electronic health records goal.
In his State of the Union Address, Pres. G. W. Bush sets a goal to have most Americans using electronic health records by 2014. This goal further promotes the need for nurses to become tech-knowledgeable and further their education. -
Domino article denotes RN as least educated health professional
Serving a wake-up call and rallying point, this article helped jolt nurses to instigate more action to promote higher education for the profession. -
NLN Warns of Nursing Faculty Shortage
NLN Warns of Nursing Faculty ShortageAn issue that will affect nurses now and into the future: As the number of full- and part-time faculty positions continue to grow, frustratingly, so do the number of vacancies in those positions. The NLN noted the faculty vacancy rate for BSN and higher degree programs was nearly 8% - for ADN programs, it was over 5%. The NLN also noted many nursing faculty would retire within 5-15 years. -
Nursing Education Challenged
Article by Walker & Holmes critiques the way nurses have been instructed since the days of Nightingale and indicts the manner of instruction that focuses on the practical over the theoretical as a time-worn legacy that has held the profession back from developing. This schism and decades-old habit has divided the profession and prevented it from developing a unified voice. A focus on theoretical and independent study will help drive the profession forward. -
RWJF-IOM Report: Future of Nursing Education
A joint report put out by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine strongly recommends "that the proportion of nurses with baccalaureate degrees be increased to 80 percent by 2020" -- and that the number of nurses who go on for doctorates double in that same time. -
NYS Assembly -- "BSN in 10" Action
On this date, the NYS Assembly referred the "BSN in 10" proposed legislation (Bill No. A01977B) to the higher education committee. No other action was taken on this bill during this legislative session. -
New York State Senate votes to recommit "BSN in 10"
The New York State Senate voted to recommit the BSN in 10 bill (S00628) to committee with its enacting clause stricken -- meaning the bill will be void. My impression is that the bill will need to wait another year to pass.
