Chief Nursing Officer November 17, 2015

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1 Chief Nursing Officer November 17, 2015

2 VA Nursing Today & Tomorrow A systems approach Nursing CLICK leadership TO EDIT MASTER Nursing INTRO culture TITLE Click to edit Master Intro Sub Title Professional practice New knowledge, innovation and research Outcomes Future directions

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3 The VA Nursing Workforce The VA s Largest Workforce Click to edit Master Intro Sub Title

4 A Systems Approach 1. A systems approach in the VA needs to include Nursing from the lowest levels to the highest 2. The Office of Nursing Services needs to incorporate a clear Click systems to edit Master approach Intro Sub Title in its own structure and functioning 3. Essentially, what this means in both cases, is: a. Considering the whole, not individual elements b.shifting Click to edit how Author we think about problems & solutions

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5 Leadership in Nursing One CNO for the system 1. The INTRO executive-level TITLE nursing leader serves at the Click executive to edit Master level Intro of Sub the Title organization 2. There needs to be a relationship to the CNO in all areas were nursing is practiced Nursing leadership at the VISN level

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6 ONS as a Real Resource 1. ONS needs to be leading nursing practice and patient-centered care at all levels of the VHA 2. ONS needs to be an advocate for nursing 3. The field Click needs to edit Master guidance Intro Sub from Title Central Office 4. ONS needs to shift from strictly policy to involvement with operations 5. ONS and the field need increased and improved communication

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7 Critical Cultural Considerations 1. Shifting thinking from traditional silos to collaboration and service excellence 2. Ridding Click the to edit VA Master of Intro distrust Sub Titleand fear by increasing employee engagement through a. empowering staff and b. fostering shared decision-making

8 Nurse Recruitment 1. Reputation 2. Compensation 3. Training Click to programs edit Master Intro Sub Title 4. Professional opportunities (e.g., research and innovation)

9 Nurse Recruitment Nurses should practice to the full extent Click to edit Master Intro Sub Title of their education and training. IOM 2010 Report, The Future of Nursing,

10 Full Practice Authority 1. It would remove scope-of-practice barriers within the VA by Federal Supremacy 2. Allow APRNs to practice to the full extent of their Click education to edit Master and Intro training Sub Title 3. The proposed change would increase access to care and ensure continuity of the highest quality Click to of edit Submitted careto 4. Importantly, it would automatically improve the ease of recruiting APRNs

11 Professional Practice Environment Improve the desirability of VA Nursing by expanding: 1. Academic practice partnerships 2. Post baccalaureate residencies Click to edit Master Intro Sub Title 3. Nurse practitioner residency programs 4. The post doctoral research program Click edit Submitted 5. Post doctoral fellowships

Post baccalaureate residencies Click to edit Master Intro Sub Title 3.

12 Goal: Advance Education The Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) trains 23,000 nursing students annually VANAP programs facilitate mutually beneficial partnerships INTRO between TITLE schools of nursing and VA facilities, similar to Medicine Click to edit Master Intro Sub Title $807m was allocated for all clinical training, but only $8.7m (11%) of it was allotted for nurse trainees. The OAA intends to sunset new VANAP programs after FY16 and end funding to maintain existing partnerships

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13 Nurse Retention Critical Factors in Nurse Retention 1. Respect and recognition 2. Professional satisfaction Click to edit Master Intro Sub Title 3. Quality of professional relationships 4. Professional development opportunities 5. Advancement and succession planning 6. Compensation 7. Staffing and Scheduling

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14 Nurse Academic Preparation The proportion of nurses with the baccalaureate degree should increase from Click to edit Master Intro Sub Title 50 to 80% by IOM 2010 report, The Future of Nursing,

15 Professional VA Nursing Education Levels Click to edit Master Intro Sub Title

16 Nurse Academic Preparation New Knowledge Innovation Research Click to edit Master Intro Sub Title The IOM s The Future of Nursing, report calls for doubling the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020.

17 Data, Technology & Outcomes 1. Integrate evidence-based practice and research into clinical CLICK and TO operational EDIT MASTER processes 2. Establish INTRO new ways TITLE of achieving high quality, effective Click to and edit Master efficient Intro care Sub Title 3. Monitor performance metrics and adopt best practices for continuous improvement 4. Collaborate U.S. Department of with Veterans Affairs other disciplines in research endeavors

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18 Future Direction Striving for excellence and engagement today is critical for tomorrow s success Click because to edit Master we Intro can Sub guarantee Title that Nursing tomorrow will be different and more complex than Nursing today.

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VA Programs designed specifically to encourage medical professionals to work at rural VA s.

VA Programs designed specifically to encourage medical professionals to work at rural VA s. The Office of Rural Health (ORH) is committed to the recruitment, education, training and retention of the rural