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July 2008 News Watch 1. Join AACN in San Francisco for the Summer
Seminar 1. JOIN AACN IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE SUMMER SEMINAR Coming July 20-23, 2008 to the Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, the 2008 Summer Seminar offers guidance on Building and Leading High-Performing Teams: Essential Skills for Nursing Academic Leader. Although nurse educators typically have much experience working with groups, they may lack specific insights and skills that are pivotal to full success as team leaders. This year's Summer Seminar focuses on the personal development of academic leaders as skilled team leaders who can garner support from team members to accomplish the increasingly complex work of nursing education. Join a nationally recognized executive consultant, Lisa K. Nabors, MEd, PCC in three interactive, practical morning sessions designed to increase your ability to build, lead, evaluate, and guide teams. Learn specific approaches to maximize your effectiveness as a leader. Share successful strategies with colleagues and take away ready-to-use tools. For complete details, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/conferences/08SumSem.htm. 2. FY 2009 APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS HALTED IN CONGRESS The FY 2009 appropriations process has come to a halt as press reports suggest that partisan feuds have delayed any progress with the Labor, Health and Human Services, (LHHS) and Education Appropriations bill. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) stated publicly that the appropriations process will not progress in the remaining weeks before Congress adjourns for the August recess. He suggested that Congress may pass a long-term Continuing Resolution (CR) that would extend until March 2009. If this occurs, Congress would resume work on the FY 2009 appropriations bills when the next President is in office. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) also reports that a Continuing Resolution will result in September, and the only two appropriations bills that will be passed are the Department of Defense and Military Construction/Veterans Affairs. Assuming that Congress is unable to work through their differences and that a long-term CR is passed, we expect that the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs would be funded at the FY 2008 level, which is $156.05 million. Definitive action on a CR is not likely until mid-September as Members of Congress anticipate leaving Washington by the targeted adjournment date of September 26. For more information on other LHHS programs of interest and their FY 2008 level, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Government/pdf/HistoricApprops.pdf. 3. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ISSUES NEW RFP The VA Health Services Research and Development Service (HSR&D) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for research on educational interventions for health professionals. This RFP launches the new HSR&D program and a portfolio of research focused on understanding the relationship between provider education and improved outcomes for patients. For complete details, see http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/funding/solicitations.cfm. Those interested in submitting a proposal should note that concept papers are due July 31, and full proposals are due September 30. For more information, contact Dr. Kate Bent, Scientific Program Manager, at katherine.bent@va.gov or 202-254-0248. 4. GANES HOLDS INAUGURAL CONFERENCE IN TORONTO The Global Alliance on Nursing Education and Scholarship (GANES) is pleased to announce that the group's inaugural conference will be held October 1-3, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario. This convening of nurse educators from around the world will bring together leaders in education and policy to debate the global challenge of increasing capacity and ensuring sustainability in the nursing workforce. The program will feature plenary presentations from key international speakers as well as interactive sessions focusing on a variety of themes, including educating students for evolving nursing and health professional roles; the changing skill mix in health care; innovative learning approaches; developing faculty capacity; and preparing for ethical and cross cultural collaboration. For more details, see http://www.ganes.info. 5. OLN NETWORK ESTABLISHES NEW READING CLUB The Steering Committee for AACN's Organizational Leadership Network (OLN) invites you to participate in the new OLN Leadership Reading Club. This exciting program provides an opportunity to network with fellow OLN members on a topic of interest each month beginning August 2008. Books or articles up for discussion via the OLN listserve will be relevant to the work of academic administrators and leaders. The books/articles slated for discussion are:
To find out more about OLN Reading Club, please contact AACN Membership
Director Beth Aronson at baronson@aacn.nche.edu. 6. AACN LENDS EXPERTISE TO NATIONAL NURSE EDUCATION SUMMIT Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the National Nursing Education Summit was held on June 26-27 in Crystal City, VA. This event provided a forum for 18 invited state teams to share best practices, consult with experts, learn about innovative strategies, and develop and refine plans to effectively expand nursing education capacity. The meeting centered around an engaging discussion of four key aspects of increasing nursing education capacity: 1) Strategic Partnerships and Resource Alignment; 2) The Role of Policy and Regulation; 3) Increasing Faculty Capacity and Diversity; and 4) Education Redesign. AACN Executive Director Polly Bednash, who served as an advisor for the event, also facilitated the discussions on faculty diversity and expanding faculty capacity. State teams will return in one year to share how they have moved to address issues of particular concern in their states. For more information about this event, including a new white paper on expanding capacity in schools of nursing, see http://workforce3one.org/nursingsummit. 7. NEW CNL SPEAKERS RESOURCE POSTED ONLINE AACN has developed the new Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Speakers Resource to help prepare individuals for speaking engagements and assist those looking for presenters to talk about the CNL role and initiative. This resource includes a speakers bureau, generic PowerPoint presentation, talking points, bibliography, and links to AACN staff consultants. Faculty and deans at AACN member institutions are welcome to download and adapt these resources for upcoming presentations. Prior to your engagement, we encourage you to contact AACN staff for some free advice and consultation as well as the latest news on CNL-related developments. Please direct questions to Dr. Joan Stanley at jstanley@aacn.nche.edu or 202-463-6930, ext. 252. 8. REGISTER NOW FOR THE CNL CERTIFICATION EXAM The application deadline for the summer 2008 Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Certification Examination is around the corner! All applications and supporting materials must be received at AACN's Commission on Nurse Certification by July 18, 2008 to sit for exams scheduled August 10-August 22. Required forms include: CNL Certification Examination Application; CNL Standards of Conduct; CNL Education Documentation Form; Institution/ School of Nursing CNL Education Program Verification Form; and CNL Eligibility Documentation Form. Individuals retesting must submit the Application Form and the Standards of Conduct along with the appropriate application fee. For program information, go to http://www.aacn.nche.edu/CNC. 9. APPLY NOW FOR BAGNC SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS The American Academy of Nursing, with support from the John A.
Hartford Foundation and the Atlantic Philanthropies, seeks applicants
for:
The Mayday Fund provides an additional $5,000 award to selected
scholar and fellow candidates whose research includes the study
of pain in the elderly. For complete details, see http://www.geriatricnursing.org/applications.
Applications for the 2009-2011 cohort are due January 14, 2009.
Please direct questions to Pamela Dudzik at 202-777-1171. 10. DIRECTORY OF STATE NURSING WORKFORCE REPORTS UPDATED As part of our work to keep members updated on issues impacting nursing education and workforce supply, AACN has created a directory of State Nursing Workforce Reports. New reports have been recently added to this section for California, Oregon, and Florida. To access the reports, visit http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/NsgWrkFrcReps.htm. As new reports are released in your state, please let us know by sending an email to rrosseter@aacn.nche.edu. 11. NATIONAL LAUNCH OF UHC-AACN NURSE RESIDENCY UNDERWAY Developed in collaboration with the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), the UHC/AACN Nurse Residency Program is designed to effectively support new nurses as they transition into their first professional roles as caregivers. The program is built on an evidence-based curriculum using the AACN Baccalaureate Essentials and meets national residency accreditation standards. Graduates of this one-year program can expect to develop effective decision-making abilities related to clinical judgment and performance; gain clinical autonomy at the point of patient care; be able to incorporate research-based evidence into their practices to advance safe, high-quality nursing; formulate individual development plans for career progression; and strengthen their commitment to nursing as a career choice. To date, more than 7,500 nurses have completed this program, and the results have included positive outcomes in stress reduction, increased competence and leadership skills, and dramatic higher retention rates. To find out more about introducing this program to your practice partners, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/nurseresidency.htm. 12. APPLY NOW FOR FINAL ELNEC COURSE OF 2008 The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) is pleased to announce that the final national course for 2008 will be held on October 9-11 in the Washington, DC area. This ELNEC "Super-Core" course combines content from the Core, Graduate, and Oncology courses using multiple case studies to meet the broad needs of the three curriculums. Nurses, as well as other members of the interdisciplinary team are invited to attend. Staff who currently work in hospitals, hospices, palliative care facilities, clinics, long-term care facilities, homecare agencies, colleges and universities who want to increase their knowledge in end-of-life, palliative care issues should not miss this opportunity. This is a "train-the-trainer" course and upon completion, you will be able to take this information back to your institution and teach others. For complete details, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC. 13. FACULTY TRAINING: ENHANCING GERONTOLOGY CONTENT IN BSN COURSES AACN believes that educating students with significant course content and clinical experiences in gerontology is the key to improving the quality of nursing care for our aging population. In an effort to enhance faculty development in geriatrics, AACN invites faculty to attend a Geriatric Nursing Education Consortium (GNEC) Institute. GNEC is an innovative national initiative to enhance geriatric content in senior-level baccalaureate courses. Institutes provide nursing educators with the skills, knowledge and resources needed to ensure that the "best geriatric practices" are imbedded in baccalaureate curricula and subsequently in the clinical care provided by new nurses. Using a train-the-trainer approach, faculty are prepared to lead their colleagues in "gerontologizing" senior-level curricula as well as teaching and mentoring students in the care of older adults. Upcoming institutes are scheduled for October 14-16, 2008 in St. Louis; April 1-3, 2009 in San Diego; and June 24-26, 2009 in Philadelphia. The application deadline for the St. Louis Institute has been extended to July 15, 2008. Thanks to the generous funding by the Hartford Foundation, there is no registration fee or tuition. Up to two applicants from a baccalaureate school of nursing are eligible for a stipend to help defer travel expenses. See http://www.aacn.nche.edu/gnec.htm 14. HRSA SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR A HEALTH WORKFORCE ASSISTANCE CENTER HRSA's Bureau of Health Professions is seeking grant applications for the Health Workforce Assistance Center (HWAC) cooperative agreement program. The purpose of this new HWAC grant is to provide a gateway to information on health workforce issues for health providers, practitioners, employers and policy makers, and for all others interested in these issues. The health workforce is defined broadly, to include nursing, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, mental health, allied health, public health, and other professionally and technically educated health care providers. HWACs serve as a "one stop shopping" approach to key health workforce information to help the public and others navigate the wealth of information currently available. Eligible applicants are state or local governments, health professions schools, schools of nursing, academic health centers and community-based health facilities. Approximately $750,000 is expected to be available annually, FY 2008 - 2012, to fund one grantee. Neither cost-sharing nor matching are required. The application due date is July 21, 2008. Additional information on how to apply for this grant is available on http://www.grants.gov, under grant number HRSA-08-157. 15. AACN ISSUES A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS AACN's Nominating Committee has issued a Call for Nominations for candidates to fill five Board seats and two committee vacancies. Chaired by Dr. Judy Beal from Simmons College, the committee will choose the slate of candidates at the 2008 Fall Semiannual Meeting based on nominations and the committee's deliberations. The positions under consideration are Treasurer, Board Member-at-Large (4 vacancies), and Nominating Committee (2 vacancies). Nominations must be received by October 18, 2008. For complete details, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/MemberServices/CallforNominations.htm. 16. 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.
17. MEMBER NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND AWARDS
18. AACN OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY UPDATE
19. OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES TO CONSIDER
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