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The Nursing Workforce Diversity Program

Robby Ruggles — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 21:25:00 +0000

The Nursing Workforce Diversity Program (NWD), funded by HRSA, is a robust program that supports diverse nursing students through the rigor of nursing school. It provides academic and non-academic support through a mentoring program, an academic success course, tutoring, financial support, peer networking, and wrap-around services for SDOE. Additionally, faculty and staff from partner schools receive a multitude of resources and training to help their nursing programs achieve holistic admissions, clinical and didactic teaching excellence, cultural competence and inclusive and equitable learning environments. Learn more about the program here: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence (coloradonursingcenter.org)

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Nurse Refresher Courses

Robby Ruggles — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:22:00 +0000

The Center’s Nurse Refresher courses are Board of Nursing approved, high quality, 100% online courses which allow nurses to brush up on past nursing knowledge, learn about new evidence-based practices, and reactivate expired licenses with the goal of becoming practice-ready and returning to the workforce. Our virtually simulated clinicals program is an approved clinicals replacement program for experienced nurses out of practice between 5 and 10 years. This program is also offered to non-clinical nurses wanting an opportunity to update their clinical and critical decision-making skills to return to clinical practice. Learn more at refresher.coloradonursingcenter.org.

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Primary Care Training Enhancement Program

Robby Ruggles — Sat, 07 May 2022 19:19:00 +0000

The HRSA-funded Primary Care Training Enhancement program is focused on improving interprofessional teams in community health clinics. While the six-year funding has come to an end, the long-term impact and sustainability of several programs represents the value of this work. The program included 1) a year-long team-building training and coaching program for interprofessional teams to improve quality, safety, retention and resiliency, 2) a 3-day interprofessional team leadership workshop for provider level (i.e.: NPs, MDs, PAs, PTs, Pharm, DTY, and SW) students, 3) a 2-day interprofessional team member workshop for provider-level students, and 4) a provider-level preceptor program to prepare preceptors to work with interprofessional clinical placements. Every program exceeded grant goals and has been sustained beyond the initial funding through a variety of Center and partner programs. For more information contact Deb@ColoradoNursingCenter.org.

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Coaching

Robby Ruggles — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 19:18:00 +0000

The Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence has applied coaching as a strategy for

professional development of individuals, leaders, teams, and groups since 2008. By integrating coaching in our programs, we have found that coaching accelerates the learning and significantly increased the long-term impact and integration of the learning. Coaching supports staff retention, engagement,accountability, and resiliency. As a result, we have a core group of International Coaching Federation (ICF) trained coaches with a variety of backgrounds and a few different customizable coaching training programs available. For more information: https://www.coloradonursingcenter.org/center-special-initiatives/staff-training/.

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Clinical Scholars

Robby Ruggles — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 21:16:00 +0000

The CNE Clinical Scholar Program was created to support the professional development of experienced nurses focused on supporting nursing students in the clinical setting. In order to attend the program, you should hold at least a BSN, and be available to lead clinical rotations (please discuss with your current employer first). Participants range from staff nurses to unit educators in the clinical setting, as well as clinical instructors and new clinical faculty from the academic setting. Nurses from across the continuum of care can attend, as the content is not just focused on acute care. The 40-hour, weeklong program requires full and active participation, as the content builds each day and provides practice with a complete toolbox of strategies by the end of the program. For moreinformation: https://www.coloradonursingcenter.org/center-special-initiatives/clinical-scholar/

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The Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)

Robby Ruggles — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:10:00 +0000

The Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) grant is a 5 year program, federally funded through HRSA, focused on improving gertiatric skills and knowledge of the healthcare workforce. Stride Community Health Center is the grantee, working in partnership with the Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence and other clinical and academic sites across the state. The statewide collaborative works at all levels to impact change by both providing support, training, and education to individual healthcare professionals, as well as by supporting larger health systems in the process of organizational change.

GWEP works to permanently remove barriers to the care for older adults by assisting organizations to receive IHI certification as Age Friendly Health Systems (https://www.ihi.org/Engage/Initiatives/Age-Friendly-Health-Systems/Pages/default.aspx).

GWEP also provides ongoing opportunities for education and training around the topic of dementia, for healthcare professionals, students, and community members. GWEP staff facilitate an evidence-based, experiential training, the Virtual Dementia Tour (https://www.secondwind.org/virtual-dementia-tourreg.html), preparing individuals to better serve those with dementia. GWEP also partners with other organizations to provide a multitude of hour-long presentations on different topics, education and support for Certified Nursing Assistants, resource sharing for community members, and a day long workshop geared towards nursing students, titled Understanding and Managing Dementia, with the objective of preparing nurses to advance equity when working with patients with dementia (https://www.coloradonursingcenter.org/geriatric-workforce-enhancement-program/).

The grant also supports an annual cohort of GWEP Fellows, consisting of APRN and MSW students dedicated to pursuing work in geriatric settings after their graduation. This program provides continuous geriatric education, 1:1 coaching, and stipend support for each student.

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Ripple Effect

Robby Ruggles — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:15:37 +0000

In keeping with the Center’s coaching philosophy, our team has created a program to support the healthcare workforce through these difficult times and beyond. The goal of the Ripple

Effect: Tools & Strategies to Thrive in a Changing World program is to offer a two-pronged approach to provide caregivers and leaders the necessary tools and strategies to continue to ride the waves through the storm and come out the other side thriving, stronger, and confident to face the uncertainty of what lies ahead. The programs include: Learning Sessions and Coaching. Both are open to all healthcare disciplines and support staff. For more information: https://www.coloradonursingcenter.org/the-ripple-effect/.

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The Most Salient Issue of our Time

Mollie Strand — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:39:52 +0000

The Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence is pleased to share this information from the Colorado Organization of Nurse Leaders (CONL) for their annual fall conference! This three-day virtual event will be held Tuesday evenings from 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm MST.

SHIFTING AND SHAPING OUR FUTURE

Join Dr. Susan Hassmiller as she provides an overview and takeaways of the new National Academy of Medicine’s recently issued report!

Tuesday, September 21st | The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity | Susan B. Hassmiller, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

The National Academy of Medicine report, “The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity”, challenges nursing leaders and other stakeholders both within and outside of healthcare to prioritize addressing the structural inequities that have fueled persistent health disparities.

The report lays out a series of recommendations to help our nation meet the need for a stronger, more diversified nursing workforce that is prepared to provide care and promote health and well-being among nurses, individuals, and communities.

Dr. Susan B Hassmiller, who served as the senior scholar in residence and adviser to the president at the National Academy of Medicine, will describe the key takeaways from the report and discuss how nurse leaders and their organizations can advance the report recommendations.

Tuesday, September 28th | Colorado Organization of Nurse Leaders Presidential & Board Address – CONL President Caleb Dettman, MSN, RN, CWCN, NE-BC & Committee Leaders.

Joshua Ewing, MPA – Vice President, Legislative Affairs will join us from the Colorado Hospital Association and will lead a Discussion on Advocacy

Tuesday, October 5th | Leading the Profession to the Future: The Innovation Imperative | Dan Weberg, Ph.D., RN, MHI, BSN

Register Now!

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The Eastern Plains Healthcare Consortium (EPHC)

Robby Ruggles — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 21:05:00 +0000

The Eastern Plains Healthcare Consortium (EPHC) is a recipient of a HRSA l Rural Health Network Development Planning Program. (RHND) The purpose of this program is to promote the planning and development of integrated rural health care networks to: (i) achieve efficiencies; (ii) expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services; and (iii) strengthen the rural health care system as a whole. The Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence is a grant partner that administers leadership and building effective teams professional development, and administers the Eastern Plains Rural Fellowship program, which offers stipends to individuals continuing their education in healthcare related fields and committed to working in a eastern plains rural community.

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Colorado Action Coalition

Robby Ruggles — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 19:00:00 +0000

The Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence is the co-lead of the Colorado Action Coalition (COAC), working to implement the Future of Nursing Recommendations in Colorado. The Recommendations are published by the Committee on the Future of Nursing, part of National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAM). NAM is an independent, evidence-based, scientific, interdisciplinary advisory committee. NAM conducts a large study each decade with the intention of charting the path for the future of nursing. The recommendations are meant to strengthen nursing capacity and expertise and is the evidence-based solution to achieve health equity in the United States. Five Strategic Advisory Committees have been formed, currently there is a committee for Recommendation 1,2,3,4 and 7. Anyone interested in one of these recommendations is encouraged to to join the Strategic Advisory Committee that suits their interest https://www.coloradonursingcenter.org/coac/

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