Factors Influencing Didactic Nursing Education in the United States
by Claire Donovan
1. Nursing Higher Education: State of Affairs
2. Underserving Graduate-Level Coursework for NE Students
3. Underprepared Academic Nurse Educators (ANEs)
4. Rising tuition costs/fees, reduction in government funding
5. At risk delivery of nursing student education
6. Most PhD/DNP programs lack teaching-related course work
7. Lack of diverse faculty
8. Insensitivity to learning needs/representation of diverse students
9. Unmet Funds & Educational Resource Needs
10. Improves Faculty Qualifications/Quality
11. Promotes Student-centered learning environment
12. CCNE
13. Advances in Technology/Online based learning/Simulations
14. Standards of accrediation
15. Intense demands to adapt to rapid transitions for both student and ANEs
16. Monitors Program Outcome Metrics
17. Regional Level Impact
18. NLN CNEA
19. Ensures Nursing Program Follows NLN Core Values: Caring, diversity and inclusion, integrity and excellence
20. Nurse Practice Act (NPA)
21. State Boards of Nursing (BONs)
22. Scope of practice for RNs in their practcing state
23. Dictates nursing curriculum for licensure eligibility within region
24. Program Level Impact and accreditors
25. On site survey
26. Nursing Higher Education Accreditors: Competencies and Standards Issued
27. Site visits, data analysis and student performance metrics
28. Higher NCLEX-RN passing rates & RN competency standardization
29. Accreditation agency for Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral, and Distance Learning Nursing programs
30. Higher Education's Act -Federal Student Aid subjected only to instituitions that are accredited by nationally recognized agencies
31. Ensures quality and integrity of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing programs
32. Improved education for future nursing work force & diversity
33. Federal Student Aid Policies
34. Created The Esstentials: Core Competences for Professional Nursing Education
35. AACN
36. Joint Commision
37. Standards for accreditation:
38. Development of Standards to promote safety and quality in health care/clinical settings
39. Quality of program curriculum, assessment of program outcomes, resources, mission, and commitment to ongoing euducation
40. Yearly competencies and safety checks in hospital settings for RNs, site surveyor presence
41. Continuous revision to standards of patient care, safety, and healthcare
42. On site survey
43. CDC, CMS, OSHA, HHS, DOE
44. Federal, Regional and Program Level Regulators and Accreditors
45. Improved Health Care and patient outcomes
46. Unable to compensate the projected demands for RN/APRN students
47. Federal Level Impact
48. Perpetuates Nursing Shortage dilemma
49. Shortage of Qualified ANEs
50. Evolving Evidence-Based Nursing Practices
51. NSG 513-801, Module 1, Spring 1, Jan. 18, 2025 Claire Donovan