September 10, 2015
AGENDA
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Introductions
Steering Committee Members
Action Teams
Action Plans by teams
Group discussion - Comments
Networking
Action Coalition Co-Leads
Melanie Brim
Cindy Cameron
Michigan Health Council
Michigan Center for Nursing
Michigan Public Health
Institute
Steering Committee
Big Picture Goals and Values
Coalition Building – Individuals and Organizations
Sustainability – Infrastructure and Project Funding
Education Action Team
Goals: Prepare nursing workforce for the future by strengthening
education and training. Increase BSN prepared RNs. Increase RNs
with PhDs. Educate nurses on public and population health.
Link to Population/Public Health: Facilitate clinical experiences in
public health settings.
Education Action Team
Objective 1: Expand clinical practicum opportunities
Action Steps
Identify systems in the state to catalog and facilitate placements for each type of
nursing degree
Identify sources of information on clinical rotation opportunities from MDHHS
Conduct needs assessment for clinical placement from Schools of Nursing;
develop data collection instrument
 Degree requirements
 Process for providing clinical placement
 Student placements: location, length of time
 Types of students (pre-, post- licensure; by degree)
 Specialty rotations (pediatrics, psychiatry, public health, population health)
 Percentage of placements that utilize simulation
Identify geographic and degree areas with gaps between the need and
availability of clinical placements
Provide resources to facilitate clinical placements
Education Action Team
Objective 2: Provide information on funding nursing education
to students and potential students
Action Steps
Collect information on loan forgiveness opportunities
Develop materials for web-posting
Collect information on nursing scholarships
Develop materials for web-posting
Objective 3: Document the paths for training to be a nurse
Action Steps
Develop flow chart for progression of nursing degrees
Produce white paper
Develop webinar
Diversity Action Team
Goals: Increase nursing faculty diversity; prepare a diverse nursing
workforce to meet the demands of diverse populations across the
lifespan; and increase nursing student diversity.
Link to Population/Public Health: Diverse nursing workforce
reflects the populations served and positively impacts population
health outcomes and cost of delivering care.
Diversity Action Team
Objective 1: Increase nursing faculty diversity
Action Steps
Describe the population composition
Define faculty needs to match population
Research and categorize existing work
Identify best practices for increasing diversity
Develop materials for web posting
Develop faculty mentorship program
Identify barriers to advanced degrees
Identify scholarships for minority nursing students
Diversity Action Team
Objective 2: Increase nursing student diversity, student
retention, and successful academic progress
Action Steps
Conduct literature review
Develop materials for web posting
Develop proposal for survey funding
Develop nursing education survey for Schools of Nursing
Expand categories of race/ethnicity
Develop proposal for survey funding
Develop nursing education survey for nursing students
Expand categories of race/ethnicity
Identify ways to attract and retain minority students
Develop materials for web-posting
Develop student mentoring program
Diversity Action Team
Objective 3: Prepare a diverse nursing workforce to meet the
demands of diverse populations across the lifespan and to be
future educators
Action Steps
Develop materials on diversity to augment existing preceptor training
Research existing sources
Identify content and audiences
Identify research on population changes, cultures and sub-cultures
Develop on-line web training
Develop materials on how to provide culturally congruent care (expand on
Promoting Nursing Student Best Practices for Michigan)
Develop materials on the importance of providing culturally congruent care
Practice Action Team
Goal: Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse interprofessional collaborative improvement effort. Promote nurse
engagement in lifelong learning. Provide infrastructure for
nursing practice in underserved communities. Enhance
technology use in all practice settings.
Link to Population/Public Health: Learning and data focus
includes public and population health.
Practice Action Team
Objective 1: Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse
inter-professional collaborative improvement efforts
Action Steps
Review existing materials on inter-professional health care teams
Conduct literature review
Identify best practices
Study inter-professional model team and share successes
Review existing webinars/internet based materials
Develop materials for web-posting
Review core competencies (education2practice.org) course
Understand nurse leadership in teams
Develop materials for nurses on how to speak about leadership
Develop webinar
Survey nurse stakeholders to determine focus areas for potential webinars,
white papers, resources
Practice Action Team
Objective 2: Promote nurse engagement in lifelong learning
Action Steps
Collect information on nursing certifications
Develop value statement
Identify certifying body websites
Collect information on costs and requirements
Collect perceptions on important topics and certifications for lifelong learning
Develop materials for web-posting
Provide training opportunities on working with underserved populations
Engage COMON or MONE
Develop webinar
Practice Action Team
Objective 3: Enhance technology use in all practice settings
Action Steps
Conduct literature review – challenges and successful implementation of EHRs
Identify subject matter expert (contact ANIA)
Write white paper
Survey HER users/organizations (including non-traditional users of EHRs/other
settings)
Write white paper
Objective 4: Improve workforce safety
Action Steps
Collect existing materials
Review Emory program
Review literature on de-escalation
Develop materials for web posting
Leadership Action Team
Goal: Prepare and enable nurses to lead change and participate
on boards/advisory groups that impact public and population
health. Ensure nurses are empowered by employers to participate
in leadership opportunities.
Link to Population/Public Health: Participate in change leadership
that address public and population health.
Leadership Action Team
Objective 1: Increase number of nurses serving on
boards/advisory groups
Action Steps
Establish the baseline number of nurses serving on hospital boards
Divide list of hospitals among 3 lead organizations (80 per organization)
Conduct internet-based research with phone follow-up
Develop database
Review nationally developed list of board types; select next type to research
Profile nurse leaders/recognize existing nurse leaders
Develop initial list of nurses
Develop application process
Conduct interviews and write articles
Identify source for award money
Leadership Action Team
Objective 1: Increase number of nurses serving on
boards/advisory groups
Action Steps – continued
Create pipeline of new nurse leaders
Develop document including lists of boards, requirements for board participation,
skills needed to be a nurse leader
Create database of nurse experts
Develop screening/approval process
Include area of expertise and audience type
Thank you for your
participation and contributions