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
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
85014388788 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85014388788
STARS Citation
Heglund, Stephen; Simmons, Jessica; Wink, Diane; and D'Meza Leuner, Jean, "Thirteen Years And Counting: Outcomes Of A Concurrent Asn/Bsn Enrollment Program" (2017). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 7262.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/7262