Expanding Instructional Capacity to Address The Nursing Shortage HEALTHCARE SHARE Spring Conference...

Expanding Instructional Capacity to

Address The Nursing ShortageHEALTHCARE SHARE

Spring Conference April 7, 2006

Expanding Instructional Capacity to Address The Nursing Shortage


Lake Land College

Allied Health Philosophy

GROW YOUR OWN


In the last three years – 12 plant closings

2,034 workers lost jobs

Few new jobs available without retraining


Critical shortage of practicing nurses

Nursing Occupational Outlook: New and Replacement Jobs

Type 2004 2010 2015 New Jobs Rep. Jobs Total Jobs % New % Rep. % Total

Lake Land College District

RN 4,127 4,438 4,746 619 921 1,540 15% 22% 37%

LPN/LVN 1,129 1,201 1,256 127 263 390 11% 23% 35%

Total 5,256 5,639 6,002 746 1,184 1,930 14% 23% 37%

Illinois

RN 135,459 156,050 171,897 36,438 29,157 65,595 27% 22% 48%

LPN/LVN 27,283 30,724 32,995 5,712 6,174 11,886 21% 23% 44%

Total 162,742 186,774 204,892 42,150 35,331 77,481 26% 22% 48%

United States

RN 2,939,485 3,442,978 3,825,637 886,151 634,928 1,521,079 30% 22% 52%

LPN/LVN 787,235 899,571 973,603 186,368 178,195 364,563 24% 23% 46%

Total 3,726,720 4,342,549 4,799,240 1,072,519 813,123 1,885,642 29% 22% 51%

Source: CCBenefits, June 2005



Nursing profession offers the opportunity for these dislocated workers and for other adults and young people seeking careers in a high-growth, high demand field, as jobs in nursing are projected to grow at a rate that is faster than average for all occupations…


LLC nursing programs are operating at capacity Student to Instructor ratio Facilities

LLC nursing program graduate: 35 Practical Nursing (PN) students per year 40 Associate Degree Nursing (AD) students

each year.


These 75 nursing graduates account for less than 40% of the projected 200 new nurses needed annually in the district.


Challenges facing LLC Local nursing shortage Scarcity of qualified nursing faculty Lack of career awareness Insufficient funding to expand the program


Three-year project (CBJTG) Increase capacity of LLC’s Practical Nursing Increase capacity of LLC’s Associate Degree

Nursing (AD) Increase capacity to produce nurses to meet

the growing needs of health care organizations.

Expanding Instructional Capacity to

Address The Nursing Shortage Partners

K-12 Partners Eastern Illinois Education for Employment System Tech Prep

Local Workforce Investment Board Dislocated Worker Services Youth Services

Local Business and Industry Carle Foundation Physicians Pana Community Hospital Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Systems Shelby Memorial Hospital St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital Paris Community Hospital


To Address These Challenges:

LLC and our partners developed a multi-faceted project aimed at achieving five objectives:


OBJECTIVE 1

CONTINUE TO ATTRACT QUALIFIED STUDENTS INTO THE FIELD OF

NURSING


Expand the Health Occupations program through EIEFES to include additional high schools and hospitals

Develop and implement a Tech Prep program to target non-traditional students for nursing careers

Increase participation in the Allied Health Institute by offering scholarships for K-12 teachers.


Identify adults and dislocated workers for potential enrollment in nursing programs.

OBJECTIVE 2

INCREASE ENROLLMENT IN THE PN PROGRAM BY 50% AND THE ADN

PROGRAM BY 50% BY THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD.


Hire a full time nursing instructor with a bachelor’s degree. (Spring 2006). Provide release time to work on MSN degree Pay tuition

Hire full time instructor with Masters Degree (Fall 2006)

.


OBJECTIVE 3

IMPROVE THE COMPLETION RATE FOR NEW ADMITS FROM 62% TO 80% BY THE END OF THE PROJECT PERIOD


Hire a part time Allied Heath Career Coordinator (75%) Promote Career Development Career Awareness Tutoring and Mentoring Job Readiness


OBJECTIVE 4

ACHIEVE 100% PLACEMENT OF NURSING GRADUATES IN RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS WITHIN 6

MONTHS OF GRADUATION


OBJECTIVE 5

DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE A REPLICABLE MODEL OF

EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE FIELD OF NURSING

Activity Timeline

Objective 1. Continue to attract qualified students into the field of nursing

• Expand the high school Health Occupations program offered through EIEFES to include additional high schools and hospitals (EIEFES Director, Business Partners) • Develop and implement a Tech Prep program to target non-traditional students for nursing careers (Tech Prep Coordinator) • Increase participation in the Allied Health Institute by offering scholarships (Project Director, LLC Continuing Ed, Nursing Faculty, EIEFES, Tech Prep Coordinator, K-12 admin & teachers) • Identify adults and dislocated workers for potential enrollment in nursing program (Crossroads Workforce Investment Board, Dislocated Worker Services, CEFS Economic Opportunity Corporation)

Years 1-3 Years 1-3 Years 1-3 Years 1-3

An increased number of high school students participate in a reality-based clinical experience to determine if they are suited for a health care career; K-12 faculty are informed of nursing career options; dislocated workers and adult job seekers consider nursing career

Activity Timeline

Objective 2. Increase enrollment in the PN program by 20 students (50%) and the AD program by 20 students (50%) by the end of the

three year project period.

•Employ 25% Project Director to oversee grant activities (LLC Personnel Director, VP Academic Services, Division Chair) •Recruit/hire part-time nursing lab instructor (Masters) to teach for the PN and/or AD program (LLC Personnel Director, Nursing Director, VP Academic Services, Division Chair) •Recruit/hire full-time nursing instructor (Masters) to teach didactic and clinical courses for the PN and/or AD program (LLC Personnel Director, Nursing Director, VP Academic Service, Division Chair) •Recruit/hire full-time nursing instructor (Bachelors) to teach didactic and clinical courses for the PN program—instructor will be given 50% release time to pursue a Masters degree in nursing as part of an effort to “grow our own” faculty (LLC Personnel Director, Nursing Director, VP Academic Services, Division Chair). •Mentor new nursing faculty (Veteran Faculty) •Offer alternate schedule for clinicals, lab, and lecture to accommodate non-traditional students (VP Academic Services, Nursing Director, Nursing Faculty) •Increase utilization of Kluthe extension center for nursing (VP Academic Services, Nursing Director, Nursing Faculty)

Hire Year 1; Employ 1-3 Hire Year 1 for sustainable employment Hire Year 1 for sustainable employment Hire Year 1 for sustainable employment: masters by end of Year 2 Years 1-3 Years 1-3 Years 1-3

By the end of Year 3, an additional 40 nursing students will have enrolled in the PN and AD programs. This represents a 50% increase in enrollment across the two programs.

Activity Timeline

Objective 3. Improve the completion rate for new admits from 62% to 80% by the end of the three year project period

• Hire and employ part-time Allied Health Career Coordinator (AHCC) (LLC Personnel Director, Project Director, Career Services Director, Division Chair) • Provide/coordinate a wide range of personal and academic support services for nursing students aimed at reducing attrition (AHCC) • Develop practice simulations for assessment to improve student skill level and critical thinking (P/T Nursing Lab Instructor) • Connect nursing students to community resources (AHCC, Directors of CWIB, CEFS and DWS) • Purchase supplies and equipment to enhance learning in nursing programs (Project Director, Nursing Director)

Years 1-3 Years 1-3 Years 1-3 Years 1-3 Year 1

LLC nursing students will receive personal and academic support services enabling them to remain in the program; nursing students will master skills necessary to be successful

Activity Timeline

Objective 4. Achieve 100% placement of nursing graduates in relevant employment within 6 months of program completion

• Contact local health care service employers to promote LLC’s nursing program, provide resume writing and job-seeking skills training, notify students of job openings, and perform nursing graduate follow up studies (AHCC))

Years 1-3 100% of nursing graduates obtain employment in the nursing field within six months after graduation.

Activity Timeline

Objective 5. Develop and disseminate a replicable model of educational capacity building in the field of nursing

Objective Implementation Strategy

(Personnel Responsible Indicated in

Parentheses)

Date

• Collect data on Objectives 1-4 (Project Director, AHCC, nursing faculty) • Assess objectives and implement necessary changes through annual project meetings (Project Director, Partner Organizations, VP Academic Services, Associate VP Workforce Development, Director Career Services, Nursing Director, Allied Health Division Chair, Nursing Advisory Committee, AHCC, Nursing Faculty) • Post project information on the LLC website (LLC’s webmaster) • Complete formative and summative evaluations (Project Director with input from Partner Organizations, VP Academic Services, Associate VP Workforce Development, Director Career Services, Nursing Director, Allied Health Division Chair, AHCC, Nursing Faculty) • Disseminate project results internally, at principals, deans, & counselor meetings, nursing conferences, DOL & Workforce training conference ( project personnel, business partners, faculty)

Years 1-3 Project results disseminated to the community, health care organizations, high schools, and other community colleges for replications.

ANTICIPATED PROJECT RESULTS

Objective Data Measure Deliverable/Impact

Objective 1. Continue to attract qualified students into the field of nursing

• # of new hospital/health care agencies participating in high school Health Occupations Program each year • # of new high schools participating in Health Occupations Program each year • # of student served by expanding Health Occupations Program • # of non-traditional students participating in Tech Prep MIN activity each year • # of non-traditional students applying to LLC nursing programs each year • # of school teachers participating in Allied Health Institute each year • # Presentations made in schools by Allied Health Career Coordinator (AHCC) • # Dislocated workers referred to LLC nursing programs each year • # Dislocated worker applicants to nursing programs each year • Total # of applicants for Nursing programs

• The Health Occupations Program will serve 72 additional high school students/year by end of Year 3 • 180 high school students will participate in the Tech Prep MIN activity by end of Year 3 • 15-20 high school teachers will participate in the Allied Health Institute each year • Total applicants for the PN and AD programs will reflect a pool of qualified, diverse students who are prepared to pursue nursing as a profession



Objective 2. Increase enrollment in the PN program by 20 students (50%) and the ADN program by 20 students (50%) by the end of the project

• # full-time and part-time nursing faculty hired in Year 1 • Bachelor’s degree nursing instructor earns Masters by end of Year 2 • # hours new faculty spend with veteran faculty for mentoring • # students enrolled in lecture and lab courses offered during alternate schedule and at Kluthe • # credit hours generated by PN and AN programs at start of project • # credit hours generated by PN and AN programs by end of Year 3

• 2 full-time and 1 part-time nursing faculty available to teach nursing courses by end of Year 1 • An additional 40 nursing students enroll in PN and AN programs by end of Year 3.



Objective 3. Improve the completion rate for new admits from 62% to 80% by the end of the project

• # of nursing students referred to AHCC for support services • # and type of support services provided by AHCC to students and referrals to community resource agencies • # of practice simulations developed by nursing lab instructor • # of students receiving tutoring • Student assessment results • Student satisfaction surveys • # of students entering LLC’s nursing programs each year • # of students retained from semester to semester in each nursing program • # student completing LLC’s nursing programs each year

• For the cohort of students entering LLC’s PN and ADN programs during Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3 of the project period, 80% will persist to degree completion within the designated time frame (1 year for PN; 2 years for AD). • At least 32 of the 40 additional students served will complete nursing programs on time.



Objective 4. Achieve 100% placement of nursing graduates in relevant employment positions within 6 months of program completion

• Licensure exam pass rates • # of contacts made by AHCC with local health care organizations to promote nursing programs • # and type of follow up calls made to nursing graduates by AHCC • # of nursing students participating in resume writing and job-seeking skills training sessions offered • # nursing students employed at graduation and within six months according to surveys at graduation, occupational follow up surveys, and Nursing Advisory Committee Reports

• 100% of nursing graduates obtain employment in the nursing field within six months after graduation. • By 2008, LLC is contributing an additional 32-40 nurses per year to the local workforce, effectively reducing the anticipated local annual nursing shortage by 32%--from 125/year to 85/year.



Objective 5. Develop and disseminate a replicable model of educational capacity building in the field of nursing

• Data collected in Objectives 1-4 • Minutes from annual project meetings reflecting progress toward objectives and changes in project activities • Records of contact with community, professional, and educational organizations for dissemination. • Complete formative and summative evaluations • Timely information posted to website • # requests for project information

• Creation of a replicable “grow your own” faculty model • Publication of a comprehensive project report to inform local, regional, and national academic and health care communities of the project. • LLC and partner personnel act as resource for other regional partnerships seeking to address the nursing shortage.

*This project will have served approximately 342 participants by the end of Year 3

Contact Information

Linda Von Behren

Associate Vice President

For

Workforce Development

(217) 234-5211

[email protected]

Ron Sanderson

Special Projects Director

(217) 234-5558

[email protected]

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