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Innovation in Nursing Education: A Statewide Grant Initiative

Alexia Green, PhD, RN, FAAN

School of Nursing, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas

Chris Fowler, MPA

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin, Texas

Susan Sportsman, PhD, RN

College of Health Services and Human Services, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas

Marla Cottenoir, MSN, RN

South Plains College, Levelland, Texas

Kathleen Light, EdD, RN

School of Nursing and Health Professions, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas

Renae Schumann, PhD, RN

School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, Texas

Meeting the challenges of the nursing shortage appears to be daunting for schools of nursing across the nation as they struggle to meet educational capacity needs with limited resources. A statewide grant program was developed and implemented through legislative initiatives providing opportunities for schools of nursing to respond to the need for innovation in nursing education. This article shares some of the successes and challenges identified through the process of implementing and evaluating this grant program. Insights into the political and regulatory process are provided as a model for other states to consider. Examples of educational strategies that were successful in improving the recruitment and retention of students and faculty are discussed. Nursing and other health care leaders across the nation should look to policy initiatives such as grant programs to infuse innovation into educational programs and to address educational capacity issues compounding the nursing shortage.

Key Words: innovation • nursing education • nursing shortage • nursing workforce policy

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, Vol. 7, No. 1, 45-53 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1527154406286405
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