East Carolina University Expanding Nursing Workforce

Aug 17, 2016

Learn about how one of our state’s universities has become one of the top producers of new nurses with baccalaureate degrees in North Carolina. East Carolina University, along with participating community colleges in the state, is successfully contributing to the health and more

Location: North Carolina

Improving the Health of North Carolinians: The RIBN Project

Jun 30, 2016

Learn about the success of our state’s RIBN project in producing an RN workforce better prepared to meet the health demands of North Carolinians: View these sources to learn more about the RIBN Business Case and the RN-BSN Pathway. more

Location: North Carolina

Advances in Academic Progression for NC RNs

Jun 30, 2016

What an awesome example of local support toward raising the proportion of BSN-prepared nurses in the NC nursing workforce!  Kudos to UNC-Pembroke and Sandhills Community College (SCC) for partnering to offer $1000 scholarships to each SCC nursing graduate who enrolls in the more

Location: North Carolina

First RIBN Students Graduate From East Carolina University

May 13, 2016

The Foundation for Nursing Excellence, in North Carolina, congratulates the first group of Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses (RIBN) students recently graduated from East Carolina University (ECU).  Check out the video from ECU recognizing the RIBN graduates. RIBN’s more

Issues: Transforming Nursing Education Location: North Carolina

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Study: APRN Scope-of-Practice Restrictions Are Costly to the Economy

May 15, 2015

A new study from a Duke University research center finds that the North Carolina economy takes an annual $430 million hit because of scope-of-practice restrictions on advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Christopher Conover, PhD, of the Duke Center for Health more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National North Carolina