Welcome to the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action Dashboard About this Dashboard: These are graphic representations of measurable goals that the Campaign has selected to evaluate its efforts in support of the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) landmark report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.
Indicator 1: Education Increase the proportion of nurses with baccalaureate degrees to 80 percent by 2020 Percentage of employed nurses with a baccalaureate degree in nursing or higher degree 2020 80% 2013* 2011 2010 51% 50% 49% Data Source: American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample (series) *No change between 2012 and 2013.
Indicator 2: Doctoral Degrees Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020 DNP Enrollment, 2013 Total enrollment in nursing doctorate programs 17 16 15 14 14,688 13 12 11 10 9 Baseline, 2010 8 7 6 PhD Enrollment, 2013 Baseline, 2010 number of thousands 5 4 3 2 1 0 5,140 Research-focused Program (PhD) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Data Source: American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Enrollment & Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing (series)
Indicator 3: Removing Barriers to Practice and Care Advanced practice registered nurses should be able to practice to the full extent of their education & training State progress in removing regulatory barriers to care by nurse practitioners (NPs) Independent No requirement for a written collaborative agreement, no supervision, no conditions for practice. Not Independent A written agreement exists that specifies scope of practice and medical acts allowed with or without a general supervision requirement by an MD, DO, DDS or podiatrist; or direct supervision required in the presence of a licensed MD, DO, DDS or podiatrist with or without a written practice agreement. Prescriptive Authority An NP is authorized to prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies beyond the perioperative and periprocedural periods. Independent NP Practice and Prescribing Independent NP Practice NP Practice Is Not Independent Data from December 2014 Data source: National Council of State Boards of Nursing www.ncsbn.org/5407.htm and www.ncsbn.org/5411.htm; primary data collection by Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, UCSF (2013 2014).
Indicator 4: Interprofessional Collaboration Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and disseminate collaborative improvement efforts Number of required clinical courses and/or activities at top nursing schools that include both RN students and other graduate health professional students Duke University 1,2 Oregon Health Sciences University Yale University 1 2011 2012 Academic Year 2012 2013 Academic Year 2013 2014 Academic Year University of California, San Francisco 2 University of North Carolina 2 University of Washington 1 University of Pennsylvania University of Michigan 1,2 University of Pittsburgh 1 Johns Hopkins University 1 Data Source: Top nursing schools (as determined by US News and World report rankings) that also have graduate-level health professional schools at their academic institutions. Course offerings and requirements include clinical and/or simulation experiences. 1 No change between the 2011 2012 and the 2012 2013 academic years. 2 No change between the 2012 2013 and the 2013 2014 academic years.
Indicator 5: Leadership Health care decision-makers should ensure leadership positions are available to and filled by nurses. 100% 90% 80% Percent of hospital boards with RN members 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% Boards with RN Members, 2014* 10% 0% 5% Data Source: 2014 National Health Care Governance Survey Report; survey of 1,078 hospital CEOs and 710 board chairs of nonfederal community hospitals in the United States. * Six percent of hospital boards had RN members in the baseline year (2011).
Indicator 6: Workforce Data Build infrastructure for collection and analysis of interprofessional health care workforce data Number of recommended nursing workforce data items collected by the states Number of recommended data items collected by the state 1 11 items 12 14 items Increased to 12 14 items between 2010 2014. Data Source: Forum of State Nursing Centers (Baseline, 2010); Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, UCSF (2012 2014).