Thirteen Years And Counting: Outcomes Of A Concurrent Asn/Bsn Enrollment Program

Keywords

80% by 2020; ASN; ASN-BSN; BSN; Concurrent program; Educational outcomes; Institute of Medicine; IOM; IOM; RN completion; RN-BSN

Abstract

In their 2011 report, The Future of Nursing, the Institute of Medicine called for 80% of the nursing workforce to be comprised of baccalaureate prepared Registered Nurses by the year 2020. One suggested approach to achieve this goal is the creation of programs that allow students to progress through associate and baccalaureate nursing preparation simultaneously. This paper describes the University of Central Florida's 13-year experience after implementing a Concurrent Enrollment Program. Development and structure of the program, advisement and curriculum details, facilitators and barriers are described. Data on National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses pass rates, completion rates, comparison with traditional RN-BSN students, and progression to graduate school are also included. The Concurrent Program model described here between a specific university and state college partners, demonstrated positive outcomes that support achievement of the Institute of Medicine's goals.

Publication Date

11-1-2017

Publication Title

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volume

33

Issue

6

Number of Pages

441-446

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2017.02.006

Socpus ID

85014388788 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85014388788

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