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Announcements & Upcoming Events:
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The Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation, in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Lowell Department of Nursing, is now accepting applications for their 2013 Faculty Institute for Gerontological Nursing. This year’s Institute will be the third annual one-week program (August 12-16th). It offers an exciting educational and professional opportunity for Massachusetts nursing faculty who want to enhance their knowledge and teaching of gerontological nursing and gain new resources, tools and strategies they can use in preparing their students to provide quality care for older adults. There is no charge to participants, who will receive a $500 stipend and 27 nursing CEUs upon completion.
For additional information, please see the links below for the program announcement and application materials. Applications are due on Monday, March 18, 2013. Please circulate these materials to any colleagues who might be interested.
Program Announcement
2013 FIGN Application
2013 Sample Recommendation LetterFor members of NLN or NEP subscribers, here’s an article describing the 2011 Institute:
KAREN DEVEREAUX MELILLO, LISA M. ABDALLAH, CAROLYN BLANKS, IRENE CAMPBELL, and LAURIE HERNDON (2012) Faculty Institute for Gerontological Nursing: A Partnership for Clinical Education in Long-Term Care.
Nursing Education Perspectives: June 2012, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 203-206. Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development: "A Strategic Workforce Plan for the Massachusetts' Healthcare Sector" was officially released on November 1, 2012.
From the Executive Summary:
"This document represents the first step in an ongoing process to develop a comprehensive plan to address nursing and allied health workforce development. In fact, this first version of the plan focuses exclusively on the nursing workforce. We intend to prepare and release an addendum later in 2013 which will focus on the workforce challenges unique to select professions in allied health." >> Read more (2MB PDF) >> Appendices (12MB PDF)
From BORN: Graduates of Board-Approved Prelicensure Nursing Education Programs, by program, 2002 - 2012.
DHE Forward, December 14, 2012 – the monthly update on initiatives and trends at the DHE and in Massachusetts public higher education featured Commissioner Richard Freeland’s Message, "A Nursing Plan that Works":
"Massachusetts is world renowned for the excellence of its teaching hospitals. Its health care system served as a model for the national Affordable Care Act. But like many other states, the Commonwealth faces a critical, structural shortage in its nursing workforce and is committed to educate nurses for jobs in a rapidly changing industry landscape." >> Read more
Massachusetts Action Coalition (MAAC) News
BOSTON – Tuesday, August 21, 2012 – Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray today announced Massachusetts has received a $300,000 national grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help current and future nurses seeking to advance their academic preparation within the nursing profession. This funding will enhance the Patrick-Murray Administration’s overall plan to support jobs, education and workforce development and helps to address the growing demands and challenges of the health care environment currently facing the country.
Massachusetts is one of nine states chosen to receive a $300,000 grant to support academic progression in nursing. The funds will support the Commonwealth’s efforts in partnership with the Organization of Nurse Leaders (ONL), to pursue effective strategies in nursing education. Currently, 55 percent of Massachusetts nurses hold Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or above. A 2010 report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), recommended that 80 percent of nurses be educated at the BSN level or higher. >> Read press release
Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action
Massachusetts State Action Coalition page
Coming soon… an updated version of the Massachusetts Healthcare Chartbook – a DHE grant project being completed by Commonwealth Corporation. This is a graphical resource that will provide a current look at the broad range of jobs that make up our healthcare workforce – charts display employment by occupation and sector, examine changes since 2007, provide comparisons to other occupations, and give information about educational requirements, plus average salaries compared to the state median salary for all occupations. In the interim, here is a link to the 2007 version.
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FY11 Nursing Education Redesign Grants
Summaries, Interim Reports and Final Reports have been posted to share the outcomes of these successful grants projects.
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FY12 Nursing Education Redesign Grants are in progress – see one page summaries of each with Interim Reports to be posted soon.
- Most Recent RFP:
No new RFPs are currently listed. Watch for upcoming announcements of Nursing and Allied Health Initiative RFPs.
The DHE’s Nursing and Allied Health Initiative performs a critical intermediary role as facilitator and independent broker of public and private partnerships of higher education faculty and executives, health care employers, industry associations and other key stakeholders. This initiative also sponsors, leads and coordinates statewide and regional pilot innovation programs to increase the supply of qualified nurses and allied health professionals, increase the capacity of nursing faculty in our higher education institutions, and reform curriculum to address emerging industry requirements for healthcare quality improvements.