title: Regionally increasing baccalaureate-prepared nurses in North Carolina: the RIBN Project.
abstract: A more highly educated nursing workforce is needed to address the increasingly complex health care needs of our citizens and to expand the pool for future faculty and advanced practice nurses. North Carolina must create new partnerships between community colleges and universities to support seamless progression toward a baccalaureate degree. The RIBN model provides one option to meet this goal.
authors: NC Foundation for Nursing Excellence, PO Box 31824, Raleigh, NC 27622, USA. polly.johnson@ffne.org
authors: Mary P
authors: MP
authors: Johnson
authors: Vincent P
authors: VP
authors: Hall
authors: Brenda
authors: B
authors: Causey
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D017145:Models, Educational; D009657:North Carolina; D009726:Nurses / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D016730:Program Development