An Innovative Academic/Service Partnership to Increase BSN-Prepared RNs in a Rural Hospital

Michelle H Cheshire; Cassandra D Ford; Yvette Daidone

doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000498

An Innovative Academic/Service Partnership to Increase BSN-Prepared RNs in a Rural Hospital

J Nurs Adm. 2017 Jul/Aug;47(7-8):376-378. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000498.

Authors

Michelle H Cheshire¹, Cassandra D Ford, Yvette Daidone

Affiliation

¹ Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor and RN Mobility Coordinator (Dr Cheshire) and Associate Professor (Dr Ford), Capstone College of Nursing, The University of Alabama; and Nurse Residency Coordinator (Ms Daidone), DCH Health System, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

PMID: 28727622
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000498

Abstract

Developing innovative ways to increase BSN-prepared nurses in hospitals in rural regions is a struggle. A partnership between 1 hospital and a local university to support the associate-degree new graduates to progress toward their BSN is proving to be a success.

MeSH terms

Adult
Curriculum*
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / organization & administration*
Female
Hospitals, Rural
Hospitals, Teaching / organization & administration*
Humans
Interprofessional Relations*
Male
Middle Aged
Organizational Innovation
Preceptorship / organization & administration*
United States
Universities / organization & administration*