Nursing Partnerships in Rural, Culturally Diverse Settings

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Nursing Partnerships in Rural, Culturally Diverse
Settings

• The University of New Mexico
• Richard Howell, Ph.D., Extended University
• Jerry Dominguez, Ph.D., Extended University
• Karen Carlson, Ph.D., College of Nursing

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OVERVIEW The Perfect Storm

• A major crisis in health care services to NM
  citizens
• 72 of hospitals have curtailed services
• 38 of home care agencies have refused referrals
• 15 of long-term care facilities have refused
  admissions
• Nursing shortage is predicted to more than triple
  by 2010

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THE NURSING PARTNERSHIP

• Partners the College of Nursing (CON), the
  Health Sciences Center Library and Informatics
  Center (HSCLIC), and the Extended University (EU)
• Mission statewide outreach to a highly diverse
  population including Native Americans, Hispanic
  Americans, African Americans, and White Americans

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Partner Descriptions

• The CON provides the curricular focus, academic
  rigor, and instructional integrity through its
  highly trained faculty of nursing educators
• The HSCLIC provides course design and faculty
  support through its web design group
• The EU provides basic infrastructure, web
  training and consultation, and financial
  incentives

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CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

• CON is a leader in the U.S. in the delivery of
  nursing programs to rural, culturally diverse
  populations
• Growth is substantial, with approximately 173
  students enrolled in undergraduate program, and
  136 students enrolled in the graduate strands, a
  total of 309 as of Fall, 2003

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Four Degree Options

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing/Registered Nurse
  (RN to BSN) degree completion
• Master of Science in Nursing Education
• Master of Science in Nursing Administration
• Master of Science in Community Health Nursing

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UNM SUPPORT SYSTEMS

• HSLIC - a one-stop shop in terms of course design
  and development, help desk, and training in the
  use of the universitys web platform, WebCT
• EU - basic infrastructure, web training and
  consultation, student support, and financial
  incentives. A laptop loaner program is another
  feature

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A HANDS-ON APPROACH

• Extensive statewide network of rural master
  nurses called preceptors to provide on-site
  nursing supervision throughout New Mexico
• Complimented by UNM-based faculty who visit the
  student nurses on-site at least twice a year

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SUMMARY

• Nursing Partnership is part of the solution to
  alleviating the nursing shortage that faces the
  state of New Mexico
• The Nursing faculty have re-defined their
  teaching roles to include online instruction
• We hope that we have helped to alleviate the
  perfect storm that has hit the beleaguered
  citizens of New Mexico

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