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Educational Model to Increase the Number and Diversity of RN to BSN Graduates From a Resource-Limited Rural Community
Janice E Hawkins1, Lynn L Wiles, Karen Karlowicz
1Author Affiliations: Senior Lecturer (Dr Hawkins), Assistant Professor (Dr Wiles), and Associate Professor (Dr Karlowicz), School of Nursing; and Professor (Dr Tufts), College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
Abstract:
Increasing the number of BSN-prepared nurses at the bedside is directly linked to improved health care outcomes. However, employers are challenged to find enough BSN graduates to meet workforce demands. This article presents an educational model that uses evidence-based practices to increase enrollment, retention, and graduation rates of RN students in a BSN program (RN-BSN) in a resource limited rural community. This exemplar may equip nurse educators with strategies to adopt in their own communities.