1.
AACN Cosponsors E3 Conference on Expanding
Student Capacity
2. Resources Available from CNL Implementation
Meeting
3. New CampusRN-AACN Scholarship Winners
Announced
4. Voting Ends July 23 for Top 100 in Healthcare
Ranking
5. ELNEC Graduate Course Attracts Record-Breaking
Attendance
6. Watch for AACN's Annual Survey in September
7. Fuld Awards Grants to Baccalaureate
Nursing Programs
8. AACN Fall Meeting Spotlights Advocacy
and Aiken
9. CCNE's Annual Election Underway Through
August 13
10. Revised CCNE Standards and a Reporting
Requirement Reminder
11. Grassroots STAR Awards Coming in October
12. AACN Serves as a Sponsoring Organization
for JCAHO Conference
13. Support the Covering Kids and Families
Campaign
14. 2005 Call for Nominations Issued
15. Create a Customized Career Center
on Your Web Site
16. Doctoral Education Conference Dates
Change
17. Baccalaureate Preconference to Review
ELNEC Curriculum
18. Education Scholar Offers Convenient
Faculty Development
19. Advertise Vacancies through AACN's
Faculty CareerLink
20. New Partnerships and Grant-Funded
Initiatives
21. AACN Outreach and Advocacy Update
22. Member News, Announcements and Awards
23. Opportunities and Resources to Consider
1.
AACN COSPONSORS E3 CONFERENCE ON EXPANDING STUDENT CAPACITY
This
fall, AACN is joining with JWT Communications, Sigma
Theta Tau International and
other sponsors to present a conference on expanding
capacity in baccalaureate nursing
programs. Titled "E3 - Enroll, Educate and Empower,"
this invitational event will bring
together experts from nursing education and practice
to identify practical ways to bridge
faculty and resources gaps that impact enrollment in
entry-level nursing programs. The conference is planned
for October 10-12, 2004 in Louisville, KY. Watch for
more
details in upcoming issues of this newsletter.
2.
RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM CNL IMPLEMENTATION MEETING
On
June 16-17, 2004, AACN held the first Clinical Nurse
Leader (CNL) implementation meeting in Washington, DC
with representatives from 79 education-practice partnerships.
The CNL partners, representing both large and small
institutions from 33 states, are committed to developing
and launching CNL pilot programs. Topics addressed at
this historic event included the curriculum framework
for CNL education, the partnership care delivery model
and outcomes measurement. PowerPoint presentations,
a list of partnerships, and other resources available
at this meeting are posted on the Web at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/NewNurse/index.htm#Implementation.
3.
NEW CAMPUSRN-AACN SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED
AACN
is pleased to announce the latest recipients of funding
through the CampusRN-AACN Scholarship Fund: Janell Sample,
a doctoral student at Texas Woman's University, and
Suzanne Harrison Tang, a student in the MSN/Family Nurse
Practitioner program at California State University-Fullerton.
Both winners received $2,500 in scholarship monies.
When asked about her career aspirations, Ms. Sample
said "teaching students the importance of reaching
out to their communities through the science of nursing
is the most challenging and rewarding endeavor I have
ever undertaken. I want to be a role model and demonstrate
that women of color can succeed when they follow their
dreams." Ms. Harrison Tang said that she "understands
that teaching holds great responsibility, and it's a
privilege to mold nursing as a profession. My calling
is to equip future nurses and to empower nursing students
of ethnic minority status." For information on
the scholarship fund, see http://aacn.campusrn.com/scholarships/scholarship_rn.asp.
4.
VOTING ENDS JULY 23 FOR TOP 100 IN HEALTHCARE RANKING
Voting
ends tomorrow for Modern Healthcare Magazine's annual
ranking of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare.
Several nurse educators and researchers are in the running
for the 2004 power list, including AACN's President
Jean Bartels and Executive Director Polly Bednash. Other
representatives from nursing education on the ballot
this year include Dr. Linda Aiken from the University
of Pennsylvania; Dr. William Holzemer from the University
of California-San Francisco; and Dr. Joan Shaver from
the University of Illinois at Chicago. Those wishing
to cast a vote should visit http://www.modernhealthcare.com,
and click the "Cast Your Ballot Now" link
at the top center of the page.
5.
ELNEC GRADUATE COURSE ATTRACTS RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE
Ninety-four
graduate nurse faculty met in Pasadena, CA, June 24-26,
2004 to review the graduate ELNEC curriculum. These
faculty returned to their universities as ELNEC Trainers
prepared to integrate end-of-life nursing curriculum
into their graduate programs. To date, 154 graduate
faculty, representing 48 states and 150 out of 400 graduate
nursing programs in the U.S., have attended an ELNEC
training course. Two other graduate ELNEC courses will
be held in June 2005 and 2006. For information, see
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC
or contact AACN Director of Special Programs Pam Malloy
at pmalloy@aacn.nche.edu
or 202-463-6930, ext. 238.
6.
WATCH FOR AACN'S ANNUAL SURVEY IN SEPTEMBER
In
early September, AACN will distribute the 2004 Annual
Survey of institutions with baccalaureate and higher
degree nursing programs. Information collected from
the survey will be incorporated into the nation's premier
database on trends in nursing school enrollments and
graduations; student and faculty demographics; and faculty
and deans' salaries. Participation in this survey is
vital to AACN's mission of fostering innovation in advancing
professional nursing education, research, and practice.
We appreciate the effort required to complete the Annual
Survey; and we will provide participating schools with
free copies of the data reports to which they contribute
information. All nursing programs affiliated with the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) are
reminded to complete the survey to satisfy CCNE's annual
reporting requirement.
7.
FULD AWARDS GRANTS TO BACCALAUREATE NURSING PROGRAMS
Earlier
this summer, the Helene Fuld Health Trust awarded grants
totaling $5,475,000 to ten baccalaureate nursing programs.
These grants are intended to create endowments that
will provide continuing financial aid to students seeking
BSN degrees. Nursing schools receiving funding, include
Alverno College; University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences; Boston College; University at Buffalo; State
University of New York; University of Cincinnati; University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center; University of Maryland;
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University
of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and City
University of New York, Hunter College. The Trust expects
to initiate a second series of endowment grants in 2006.
For more details, see http://www.fuld.org.
8.
AACN FALL MEETING SPOTLIGHTS ADVOCACY AND AIKEN
The
Fall Semiannual Meeting will celebrate AACN's 35th year
by addressing the critical advocacy role of deans. Program
sessions will place nursing education in the contexts
of both higher education and health care, and focus
on advocacy skills in policy, legislative, and political
arenas. While national issues and perspectives are the
primary focus of this meeting, the skills discussed
are easily transferable to institutional, local, and
state levels. The Fall Meeting schedule is posted on
the Web site, and brochures will be mailed to member
schools in early August. Also note:
**Dr.
Linda Aiken is the 2004 John P. McGovern Award winner
and will deliver a lecture on Sunday, October 24 during
the Fall Meeting. In addition to directing the Center
for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, Dr. Aiken serves
as The Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor of Nursing,
Professor of Sociology, and Senior Fellow at the Leonard
Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University
of Pennsylvania.
**A
new session called "Innovation in Action"
has been added to the meeting schedule on Sunday, October
24, 1:30-2:30 p.m. This one-hour activity will feature
four 15-minute abstracts by members who wish to share
a novel school accomplishment or activity with colleagues.
Members who plan to attend the Fall Meeting are urged
to submit an abstract for review by the Program Committee
and possible presentation. The abstract should reflect
an innovative new initiative, and is not required to
conform to the meeting theme. Please e-mail abstracts
(no more than 250 words) to bpenn@aacn.nche.edu
no later than Friday, September 10, 2004.
**The
Fall Meeting schedule includes a number of changes in
order to maximize participant time. Sessions, especially
those during the weekend, have been rearranged and enhanced,
and members may need to make choices about which activities
they prefer to attend. These changes were made in response
to numerous member suggestions. For travel planning,
the opening program session will begin on Saturday afternoon,
October 23 at 1:30 p.m. and the closing session will
end at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 26.
9.
CCNE'S ANNUAL ELECTION UNDERWAY THROUGH AUGUST 13
CCNE
reminds constituents that its annual election is currently
underway. Official ballots have already been sent to
the chief nurse administrators of programs holding accreditation
or preliminary approval status with CCNE, and will be
accepted until midnight, August 13, 2004. If your program
is eligible to vote in this election, please take this
opportunity to participate. Two individuals will be
elected to positions on the CCNE Board of Commissioners,
and four individuals will be elected to the 2005 Nominating
Committee.
10.
REVISED CCNE STANDARDS AND A REPORTING REQUIREMENT REMINDER
**The
revised CCNE Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate
and Graduate Nursing Programs (amended October 2003)
will be effective as of January 1, 2005. This means
that any program hosting an on-site evaluation or submitting
a report after January 1, 2005, will need to demonstrate
compliance with the revised Standards. The revised Standards,
which were formally adopted by the CCNE Board of Commissioners
at its October 2003 meeting, reflect improved consistency
in use of terminology, clarification of intent, and
the elimination of redundancy. Importantly, the revised
Standards also identify specific sets of professional
nursing guidelines that programs must use as the foundation
for curricula. The revised Standards are available on
the CCNE Web site at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/accreditation.
**Accredited
programs should remember to notify CCNE of any substantive
change affecting the nursing program. Substantive changes
are described in the CCNE Procedures for Accreditation
of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Education Programs
(page 18). The Procedures are available online at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/accreditation.
Please direct questions to Sarah Bloom, Accreditation
Manager, at sbloom@aacn.nche.edu
or 202-887-6791, ext. 245.
11.
GRASSROOTS STAR AWARDS COMING IN OCTOBER
The
Government Affairs Committee will recognize the winners
of the STARS awards at the Fall Semiannual Meeting.
The STARS awards were created in 2001 to honor those
AACN members that have gone above and beyond in their
grassroots efforts for nursing education both at the
federal and state levels. If you would like to nominate
an AACN member for these awards or even nominate yourself,
contact Gene Throwe at gthrowe@aacn.nche.edu
or by fax at 202-785-8320. All he needs is a brief description
of the grassroots activities that your nominee has done
for the past year.
12.
AACN SERVES AS A SPONSORING ORGANIZATION FOR JCAHO CONFERENCE
AACN
recently agreed to serve as a Sponsoring Organization
for an upcoming conference by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations titled "Critical
Linkages: Patient Safety, Nurse Staffing, and Leadership
Solutions for Tomorrow." Planned for September
27-28, 2004 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington,
DC, this conference will focus on the impact the nursing
shortage is having on patient safety. Presentations
will address how health care leaders can transform organizations
to become preferred workplaces for employees and to
provide safe environments for patient care. Attendees
will learn more about the latest nursing initiatives
from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Institute for
Healthcare Improvement, JCAHO and other groups and will
also explore solutions for increasing the number of
nursing graduates. To register, call 877-223-6866 or
visit http://www.jcrinc.com/education.asp?durki=6476&site=5&return=5933.
13.
SUPPORT THE COVERING KIDS AND FAMILIES CAMPAIGN
More than 8.5 million children in America do not have
health care coverage. Most of these children are eligible
for Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance
Program (SCHIP), but their parents may not realize they
qualify. AACN has joined with Covering Kids & Families,
a national initiative of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
designed to increase the number of children and adults
who benefit from federal and state health coverage programs.
Later this summer, Covering Kids & Families will
launch its annual Back-to-School Campaign with events
taking place in all 50 states and the District of Columbia
in August and September. The campaign will also use
public service announcements, media outreach, and corporate
and organizational partnerships to get the word out
that there is help available for these hard-working
families and their children. If you are interested in
getting involved, the Covering Kids & Families Back-to-School
Campaign Action Kit has all the tips and templates you
need to participate at any level, whether you want to
set up an enrollment event or write a letter to the
editor. Free materials are available online at http://www.coveringkidsandfamilies.org/communications/materials/order.
14.
2005 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS ISSUED
AACN's
Nominating Committee has issued a Call for Nominations
to fill seats on the Board of Directors. AACN members
are asked to submit nominations for the following seats:
Treasurer, Board member-at-large (4 vacancies), and
Nominating Committee member (2 vacancies). Nominations
will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on October 23 at the
registration desk during AACN's Fall Semiannual Meeting.
For more information on how to nominate a candidate,
including copies of the Nomination Form, Consent Statement
Form and Nominations Biographical Data Form, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Membership/CallforNominations.htm.
15.
CREATE A CUSTOMIZED CAREER CENTER ON YOUR WEB SITE
Through
our partnership with CampusRN, AACN is pleased to offer
the professional services needed to create a customized
student career center on your school's Web site. This
service is free and only available to AACN-member institutions.
We are excited that many schools are taking advantage
of this opportunity; the list of participating schools
is available at http://www.campusrn.com/university/universityconnect.asp.
If you are interested in this free service, contact
Robert Rosseter at rrosseter@aacn.nche.edu
for more details on how to get started.
16.
DOCTORAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE DATES CHANGED
The
2005 Doctoral Education Conference will be held January
26-29 rather than February 2-5, 2005 as originally posted
in late winter/early spring. The dates were changed
in early May to avoid a direct conflict with the Southern
Regional Nursing Society (SNRS) meeting. We changed
dates when SNRS was unable to change theirs, and hope
this will help members who wish to attend both meetings.
NOTE: A modest increase in conference registration fees
of $20 is in effect for FY 2005. This increase is necessary
to offset rapidly escalating conference costs and maintain
the excellent quality of AACN conferences. The association
is mindful of many schools' limited resources, and passed
on to members only this small increase.
17.
BACCALAUREATE PRECONFERENCE TO REVIEW ELNEC CURRICULUM
If
you are an undergraduate faculty member and need to
up-date your end-of-life (EOL) lectures or learn new
teaching strategies in presenting EOL material, you
will not want to miss this preconference. This session
will be held on Wednesday, November 10 from Noon-6:00
p.m. through Thursday, November 11 from 8:00-11:45 a.m.
at the Sanibel Harbour Resort in Ft. Myers, FL. The
$69 registration fee covers the cost of a 1,000+ page
syllabus and CD-ROM (includes 9 modules with course
objectives, course outline, PowerPoint slides, "talking
points" for each slide, case studies and much more
per module), the "Textbook of Palliative Nursing"
by Betty Ferrell and Nessa Coyle, CE's and a continental
breakfast on Thursday morning. For more information
or to register, visit http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC
or contact Pam Malloy at pmalloy@aacn.nche.edu
or 202-463-6930, ext. 238.
18.
EDUCATION SCHOLAR OFFERS CONVENIENT FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
An
increasing number of nurse faculty members are taking
advantage of this convenient and affordable way to enhance
their reputation as a scholar and improve their teaching
skills. Education Scholar is a Web-based, interactive
program that is available in seven modules. The experience
includes reading from required references, reflective
exercises to examine beliefs about teaching and learning,
and projects that expand expertise as a health professions
educator. See http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/edscholar.htm.
19.
ADVERTISE VACANCIES THROUGH AACN'S FACULTY CAREERLINK
AACN's
Faculty CareerLink is the primary online resource for
nurse faculty vacancies and information on careers in
nursing education. In addition to listing hundreds of
faculty vacancies over the past few months, this section
includes a nurse educator career profile, lists of academic
programs that prepare faculty, financial aid opportunities
for graduate study, and links to faculty development
programs. For more information, visit Faculty CareerLink
at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/CareerLink.
To place an ad for August, contact Ayesha Pathak at
apathak@aacn.nche.edu.
20.
NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND GRANT-FUNDED INITIATIVES
In
this section, AACN spotlights new partnerships and initiatives
launched by members, corporate citizens, philanthropies,
and government sponsors that effectively increase student
capacity, add new nursing faculty, increase student
diversity, address the nursing shortage, and enhance
the way education is delivered.
**Arizona
State University (ASU) and the Mayo Clinic are partnering
to increase enrollment capacity for nursing students
statewide through the combined resources and clinical
strengths of both institutions. Through this initiative,
nursing students will be educated using ASU's curriculum
which will be taught master's-level nurses from the
Mayo Clinic in classroom and laboratory learning space
at Mayo Clinic Hospital. "This innovative partnership
is a wonderful example of professional collaboration
for the benefit of the community," says Dr. Barbara
Durand, dean of the ASU College of Nursing. For more
details, see http://www.asu.edu/asunews/academics/mayonursingprogram_070204.htm.
**On
July 7, Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN announced
that the Hospital Corporation of America awarded a $500,000
grant to the school to support the new Lipscomb/Vanderbilt
Nursing Partnership. The grant will cover the initial
costs associated with launching a new BSN program at
Lipscomb with classes provided by Vanderbilt. "We
deeply appreciate the fact that HCA shares our vision
for nursing education and is willing to provide the
financial support necessary to make this monumental
venture possible'" said Lipscomb President Stephen
Flatt. Read more online at http://www.lipscomb.edu/filter.asp?SID=4&fi_key=85&co_key=5755.
21.
AACN OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY UPDATE
**On
July 15, AACN staff attended a congressional briefing
entitled "Diabetes and Obesity Among Hispanics"
hosted by the Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools
(HSHPS). HSHPS is the only national organization representing
Hispanic-serving health professions schools including
22 medical schools and 3 schools of public health nationwide.
See http://www.hshps.com.
**On
July 14, staff participated in a membership meeting
of the Coalition for Health Funding featuring Dr. Theresa
Mullin, Assistant Commissioner for Planning at the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Mullin's presentation
was focused on the FDA's proposed critical path initiative
to speed up the development of safe and effective drugs
and medical devices. The FDA is currently seeking public
input to develop an opportunities list of the most pressing
roadblocks to treatment development. For more information
about the Coalition, visit http://www.aamc.org/advocacy/healthfunding/start.htm.
**On
July 7, AACN staff attended the "Minority Health
Quality Forum" held at the Library of Congress
and sponsored by the Senate Republican Conference. Senate
Majority Leader William H. Frist hosted the event that
provided an opportunity for dialogue about the quality
of minority health in America and investigated possible
solutions to reduce or eliminate disparities. The Keynote
Speaker was Dr. Louis Sullivan. Other distinguished
speakers included Dr. Julie Gerberding from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and Dr. Carolyn Clancy
from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
For more details about the forum, please visit http://www.senate.gov/src/agenda/index.cfm?fuseaction=medicare.
**On
June 29, AACN staff attended the Primary Care Leadership
Reception sponsored by the Society of Primary Care Policy
Fellows (SPCPF). This event was held to recognize individuals
that advance or promote primary care policy, education,
research, and practice. For more information on the
SPCPF, log on to http://www.primarycaresociety.org.
**On
June 28, AACN staff presented "Nurses and their
Leadership through Legislative Advocacy" at the
Seventh Day Adventists Nurse Educators' Conference in
Washington, DC. Discussions focused on the legislative
process and points in the process where nurses' faxes,
phone calls and visits can have tremendous impact.
22.
MEMBER NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND AWARDS
**Dr.
Elizabeth Poster, Dean of Nursing at The University
of Texas at Arlington since 1995, was awarded the International
Society of Psychiatric Nurses (ISPN), Child and Adolescent
Division, award for her achievements in psychiatric
nursing practice, education, research and overall leadership.
The award was presented at the ISPN 6th Annual Conference
"Re-Energizing Psychiatric Nursing Practice: A
Rainbow of Possibilities" on May 1 in St. Louis.
See http://www.uta.edu/nursing/news.
**The
Vanderbilt School of Nursing has signed an agreement
to collaborate with a new nursing school in Kathmandu,
Nepal. Vanderbilt will provide consultation services
to administration and other members of the Scheer Memorial
Hospital, a 150-bed Seventh Day Adventist hospital offering
health care education and a newly established baccalaureate
nursing program for the people of Nepal. Dr. Linda Norman,
senior associate dean of Academics at VUSN, said the
partnership allows Vanderbilt the opportunity to impact
the nursing shortage in a geographically remote country.
"It's very hard for them to get nurses because
they are so remote. This is just one way to help the
issue of global nursing," said Dr. Norman.
23.
OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES TO CONSIDER
**Through
the generous support of the John A. Hartford Foundation,
the American Academy of Nursing's Building Academic
Geriatric Nursing Capacity Scholars Program will again
offer Pre and Postdoctoral Scholarship Awards. The Scholars
Program offers grant support up to $50,000 per annum
for two years to successful Predoctoral candidates and
$60,000 per annum for two years to successful Postdoctoral
candidates who will commence or continue education or
research training beginning July 1, 2005 or no later
than September 1, 2005. In addition to the pre- and
postdoctoral scholarships, the Academy offers a program
for applicants who wish to pursue a business degree
at a highly ranked institution, anticipating a career
focus on the management/leadership of institutions serving
older persons. For complete details, see http://www.geriatricnursing.org/applications.
**The
National Cancer Institute (NCI) is distributing newly
updated materials that reinforce the importance of cervical
cancer screening and regular Pap tests for all women.
The materials include new screening guidelines released
by the US Preventive Services Task Force in 2003. These
brochures may be downloaded at http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/pap-tests-cervical-health
and http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/pap-tests-older-women.
To order large quantities of these free materials, call
1-800-4-CANCER or go to www.cancer.gov/publications.
Additional materials on cervical health in Spanish and
Vietnamese will be available by year's end.
