Educational Model to Increase the Number and Diversity of RN to BSN Graduates From a Resource-Limited Rural Community

Nurse Educ. 2018 Jul/Aug;43(4):206-209. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000460.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cultural Diversity*
  • Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / organization & administration*
  • Ethnicity / statistics & numerical data
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Minority Groups / statistics & numerical data
  • Models, Educational*
  • Nursing Education Research
  • Nursing Evaluation Research
  • Poverty Areas
  • Rural Population
  • School Admission Criteria*
  • Students, Nursing / statistics & numerical data*
  • Young Adult