INSTITUTE OF MEDICINEOF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

NURSES WITH ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONIMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES FOR HOSPITALS

1.2 MILLION MORE NURSES WILL BE NEEDED BY 20203

INDEX1 The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Healthhttp://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/The-future-of-nursing-leading-change-advancing-health.aspx

2 Businesswire.AACN Applauds the New Carnegie Foundation’s Report http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100108005981/en/AACN-Applauds-Carnegie-Foundation%E2%80%99s-Report-Calling-Highly

3 Joint Statement on Academic Preparation for Nursing Students and Graduateshttp://www.aacn.nche.edu/aacn-publications/position/joint-statement-academic-progression

4 Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Workforcehttp://www.rwjf.org/en/topics/rwjf-topic-areas/health-policy/workforce/WorkforceFastFacts.html

5 National Center for Health Workforce Analysis Report (2013) and Institute of Medicine 2010 recommendationshttp://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/http://www.aacn.nche.edu/media-relations/fact-sheets/nursing-workforce

6 New AACN Data Con�rm that Baccalaureate-Prepared Nurses Are More Likely to Secure Jobshttps://www.aacn.nche.edu/news/articles/2013/new-data

7 AACN report: The Impact of Education on Nursing Practicehttp://www.aacn.nche.edu/media-relations/fact-sheets/impact-of-education

8 AACN: 2011-2012 Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursinghttp://www.aacn.nche.edu/research-data/standard-data-reports

9 International Journal of Nursing Studies, Effects of nurse staf�ng, work environments, and education on patient mortalityhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.08.006

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Nurses as CHANGE LEADERSNurses are vital to a HEALTHIER FUTURE

RN-BSN programs prepare nurses with practical expertise in:

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has reported that a BSN-level education is linked to better patient outcomes,

including lower mortality rates.7

80%50% 100%

The RWJF and the IOM report that currently only 50% of nurses

are baccalaureate prepared 1

The Carnegie Foundation recommends preparing ALL entry

level RNs at the baccalaureate level 2

The RWJF and the IOM call for 80% of nurses to be prepared at

the baccalaureate level 1

NURSING JOBS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 26% IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS 5

712,000NEW JOBS

495,500REPLACEMENT JOBS4

The Future of Nursing report states that to respond “to the demands of an evolving health care system and meet the changing needs of patients, nurses must achieve higher levels of education.”1

The Carnegie Foundation �nds that many of today's nurses need further education to meet changing demands across practice settings.

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LEADERSHIP CASEMANAGEMENT

HEALTHPROMOTION

IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED

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Outcome: Each 10% increase in nurses having BSN degrees is associated with a 9% decrease in patient deaths.9

PUBLIC COLLEGE OF NURSING IN THE U.S. based on both enrollments and graduates.

Online EducationalPathwaysAccelerated baccalaureate and master’s degree programs—many online—provide innovative educational pathways for nurses to advance in their careers.8

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