1. 2014 Nursing Education and Nurse Faculty Survey Results
Wisconsin Nursing LEADs the PACC -
Partnerships in Action for Community Care
2014 Nursing Education and
Nurse Faculty Survey Results

2. Acknowledgements: Wisconsin Center for Nursing
UW-Oshkosh School of Nursing
Dr. Leslie Neal-Boylan
Authors
Dr. Carol Sabel, WCN
Dr. Catherine Schmitt, UW-Oshkosh
Dr. Jaya Jambunathan
Administrative Support
Molly Gottfried, WCN
Taylor Miller, UW-Oshkosh

3. % Survey Response Rate Over 5 Years

4. Key Findings – ADN Only 8 reported for 2014 survey (35%) 2009-2010
Programs Reporting 14 15 18 21
Trad.
Bridge
Qualified
Applicants
3,749
157
2,105
179
2,514
224
2,831
235
Student
Seats
1,613
111
1,287
130
1,907
172
2,003
190
Students
Admitted
1,480
103
1,187
106
1,917
151
1,866
134
Not Admitted
2,269 54
918 73
597
965
101
% Qualified
61%
34%
44%
41%
24%
33%
43%
New
Graduates
1,198 40
931 75
1,490 95
1,477
116

5. Key Findings - BSN 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
Programs Reporting 14 3 16 4 15 2 18
Trad.
2nd Degree
Students
Admitted
2,144
132
2,546
121
1,858 89
2,249 98
1,284
% Qualified
Applicants
Not Admitted
38%
45%
30%
61%
37%
31%
63%
47%
62%
New
Enrollees
1,574 99
1,725
1,286
1,619 96
1,223
Number
Enrolled in Program
4,393
171
4,928
129
3,793
118
4,791
2,436
151
Graduates
1,243 95
1,415
116
1,490 67
1,325 72
897 88

6. Key Findings - MSN MSN Enrollment Trends over 5 Years
Largest increases:
NP Track – 62% increase in applicants over 5 years
Leadership – 48% increase in applicants over 5 years

7. Key Findings - Doctoral
DNP Programs
25% ↑ in number of DNP programs
76% ↑ in students enrolled in DNP programs
PhD Programs
Stable enrollment over 5 years

8. Key Findings – Factors limiting Acceptance of Students
Limited Clinical Sites
#1 for ADN programs over past 5 years
#1 for BSN and MSN programs from
Only 67% of reporting schools reported using simulation in lieu of clinical hours in 2014
Limited Number of Qualified Students
#1 for BSN and MSN programs for
For doctoral programs
Limited Number of Qualified Faculty
For MSN and doctoral programs over past 5 years

9. Key Findings – Nursing Faculty
Distribution of Full-time Faculty by Age

10. Key Findings – Nursing Faculty
Preparation
14.6% of all faculty are PhD prepared
30% of Full-time faculty are PhD prepared
Diversity
Race/Ethnicity
85% White/Caucasian
7.5% Black/African American
2% Hispanic/Latino
5% Asian
1% Alaskan/American Indian
Gender
93% Female

11. Key Findings – Student Diversity
Race/Ethnicity of Students in BSN Programs over 5 years

12. Key Findings – Student Diversity
Race/Ethnicity of Students in MSN and Doctoral Programs
Doctoral
MSN Clinical Track

13. Key Findings – Student Diversity
Gender of Students in BSN Programs over past 5 Years

14. Recommendations Find a way to increase response rate
LPN programs are a conduit to RN programs: Encourage participation in survey
We have ↓ number of students being admitted and an ↑ number of “qualified applicants” being turned away from ADN and BSN programs. Areas for further examination include:
What are schools criteria for “qualified applicants”?
How are schools reporting number of students not admitted?
How is the lack of qualified faculty and/or resources impacting admission of qualified applicants?

15. Recommendations
Monitor simulation use as a strategy to impact the factor of “limited clinical sites” in ADN and BSN programs
Change item in survey to reflect simulation use by program
Pilot the use of the Wisconsin Diversity Assessment Tool in schools of nursing to encourage diversity in race/ethnicity and gender
Further studies to examine the impact of faculty role and work environment to better understand the stagnation of enrollment in PhD programs and decreasing numbers of PhD prepared faculty

16. Survey Response Current survey reflects the National Minimum DataSet
Many questions asked in survey are not reported on in results
Survey fatigue
Need survey to be meaningful to deans and educators

17. Survey Response Faculty Student New Questions
Full-time; full-time adjunct; part-time adjunct
Age, gender, race/ethnicity, highest degree
Filled positions, vacant positions, retirements
Student
Programs (LPN, ADN, BSN, MSN, doctoral)
Number of seats; Qualified Applicants; Admitted Applicants; New Enrollees; Number Graduated
Race/ethnicity; gender; age
Factors preventing acceptance
New Questions
Simulation
Interprofessional Education Experiences

18. Thank You!
Questions?